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. 

Indications are that what is coming next for Venezuela will be worse than what we’ve seen already. 

Poverty “is suddenly the main concern” for politicians and journalists who never noticed it before. 

Everyone would agree that when elected officials become prisoners of special interests, or are provided with corrupting perks, “democracy becomes more oligarchic,” which helps “destroy the citizen’s trust” in the system. 

January 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a treaty that created a single market covering Mexico, the United States, and Canada.  It remains a point of contention.

The key to creating a living democracy goes beyond words.  It entails more than a commitment to rhetoric and calls for efforts to improve its implementation.  You can’t just declare it.  You must live it.