Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Argentina to attend the BRICS’ summit with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, on July 15 in Fortaleza, Brazil. 

“Everyone has an ideology. The belief that ideology is only a matter for those interested in politics is naïve.” 

There is a habit in Mexican public conversations, a kind of mental shortcut by intellectuals, pundits, and journalists, to reduce any problem to a “formula” that, implicitly or explicitly, always ends up placing any blame on the left. 

Héctor Abad Faciolince wrote of “an old book” he had found, “published in Rome in 1932” that described “what the leader of a famous Italian political movement thought about peace.” 

Will shale gas and oil replace soybeans in Argentina’s economy?  Are government policies destroying Argentine businesses?  And should “redistribution tools” be used? 

It can be said that the main purposes of political debate are to establish a position on a matter of public interest, and to open the door to negotiation with adversaries to reach a workable compromise and agreement. 

Bolivian President Evo Morales, the longest serving president currently in power in Latin America, is a favorite to win another five-year term in October, which would make him the longest serving leader in the history of Bolivia. 

Among its proposals for deregulation, neoliberalism emphasizes “labor flexibility.” Yet behind the “attractive words” lurks a “precarious” reality of work without contracts, rights, or guarantees. 

After thanking Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for his “messages of congratulations” on the success of and awards given to his film “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuarón wanted to “take the opportunity” to ask some questions and express his concerns, “shared by many Mexicans,” about energy reform. 

The challenge of political reform and economic progress in Honduras is an “uphill” climb “facing the same old patterns.”  A change in attitudes is needed.