Mujica: Unveiling the Path for Latin America
Trends in the last decade show that Latin Americans, disenchanted with rightist governments, have given a chance to leftist politicians to rule. This is the case in Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and...
View ArticleNiemeyer’s Wrong Dream
In early December, Oscar Niemeyer died. The Brazilian architect met Juscelino Kubitschek on a September morning in 1956, a meeting for a project that would preserve them in the collective mind and...
View ArticleChavez’s Death, Brazil’s Opportunity
Latin Americans are now wondering who will fill the power vacuum left by Chavez’s death. It is unclear as to who will claim the baton to lead the continental left, since of all the alternatives none...
View Article“Yankee Imperialism”: War on Drugs
Originating in the Monroe doctrine of 1823 and exemplified by illegal drug trade at the turn of the millennium, through history, the U.S. imperialist machine has fomented a patriarchal relationship...
View ArticleA World Cup for whom?
At one year from the World Cup, will there be Jogo Bonito for Brazilians? Assessing the social realities of Brazil amidst the anticipation for next year’s World Cup. The inauguration of the...
View ArticleMexico: Half Measures Strike Back
Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto unveiled his Fiscal Reform Proposal on September eighth. As well as surprising everyone he was subject to criticism from even within his party, the PRI. Few have...
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Parallel Cities: Building Bridges Towards Integration
One of the settings that Italo Calvino conceived in his imaginary dialogue between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan results from two opposing cities coexisting in time and space. One of them is an affluent...
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Michoacan: drug cartels cushioning a power vacuum
Upon assuming office in December 2006, former Mexican president Calderon ordered the deployment of 4000 troops to his home state Michoacan. The objective was to strengthen the rule of law and restore...
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The New Chilean President is kind of like Pauline Marois
On Tuesday March 11th, Michelle Bachelet assumed the presidency of Chile. This is her second non-consecutive term serving and housing in the presidential palace. She is a politician hailing from the...
View ArticleGreen Alternatives for Latin America
Columbus’ arrival to the New World immediately revealed the tension between a land that could supply for the livelihood of all its inhabitants, and a human desire to make the colonies a profitable...
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