Considering the implications of “a workless world.”
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The political landscape in Venezuela has changed, and the opposition must also alter its tactics to pursue an entirely democratic route to change in the country.
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“In our country, as in any democratic country in the world, governing is not easy. There is no school where one learns how to govern; like any business, situations change day to day.” In La Hora of Guatemala City, former vice president Juan Francisco Reyes López provided some suggestions for how the current government might
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Indira Huilca, a Peruvian congresswoman for the leftist political party “Frente Amplio,” recently reiterated on the 24th anniversary of the capture of Abimael Guzmán that Peruvian leftists are not equal to terrorists, nor do they support them in any fashion.
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A recently-released photo showing the President and regional leaders of Peru smiling and waving made clear to one journalist the various things Peruvians dislike in their government: the high-and-mighty attitude of the Lima elite, the long lines waiting to see officials, and the cutting of government resources.
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The Peña Nieto administration is in hot water after its meeting with American presidential candidate Donald Trump. President Nieto explained that “there are things that Trump should know coming directly from the President of Mexico, beginning with the feelings of the Mexican people.”
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When the Colombian Congress convenes for the first time in 2018, some of its new members will have a somewhat unusual political background. A key component of the Havana peace accord will create a path towards political inclusion for the guerrilla group FARC.
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The recent decision by Standard and Poor to downgrade Mexico’s credit rating calls into question the long term viability of neoliberal economic policies in the country.
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For its indigenous citizens, loving Guatemala means loving your country in spite of the way it treats you.
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Though the country is doing better than many of its neighbors in the current downward thrust of the regional economy, “Chileans seem especially pessimistic about their country’s future outlook.”
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