The government of Colombia sent a note of protest to Venezuela because of a decree from Caracas that unilaterally establishes the maritime boundary between the two countries in an area under dispute. 

For many years Colombia has pursued economic management based on “failed theories” that only continue to hold sway because of their backers’ stubborn refusal to admit reality. 

The Chilean president seems paralyzed by indecisiveness. 

During the era of neoliberal hegemony one of the strategies to undermine the idea of useful government involvement in the economy was an offensive against paying taxes.  The idea was that they only “feed useless and corrupt bureaucrats” and lazy people.   

Pundits squared off over the meaning of the latest attacks by the FARC after the end of its unilateral ceasefire. 

“Stop the war against the people,” demand the activists remembering the Halconazo; the solution to violence requires the construction of a “real democracy,” they say. 

If the U.S. had the same murder rate that El Salvador has, more than 218,000 people would die in one year. 

Three experiences show how communities can be protagonists in their own development. 

Conindustria President Juan Pablo Olalquiaga insists that “within a regime of free enterprise and free market, Venezuelans would have a much better chance.” 

A 17% drop in exports of during the first quarter of the year compared with the same period of 2014 was taken as a warning sign to question growth targets.