La organización Oxfam informó a fines de enero que los diez hombres más ricos del mundo duplicaron su riqueza durante la pandemia—de 700 mil millones a 1,5 billones de dólares—, mientras que los [...] Continue Reading
National & International
¿Dónde Quedó La Reforma Migratoria?
Ya pasado el primer aniversario de la presidencia de Joe Biden y los análisis de cómo la reforma migratoria una vez más quedó en el tintero, la pregunta obligada es qué resta por hacer. Es decir, cuál [...] Continue Reading
Chile: Left-Wing Candidate Wins in a Landslide
Until Sept. 11, 1973, Chile had a long history of democratic elections. Salvador Allende was elected in 1970 (after running unsuccessfully in 1952, 1958 and 1964.) The 1973 U.S.-supported military [...] Continue Reading
Contrasting Crackdowns: Elections in Ecuador and Nicaragua
(Editor’s note: This article is reprinted from the originally published by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, COHA.org, on December 7, 2021, as a response to an article, “Nicaragua, una esperanza que [...] Continue Reading
López Obrador, una oportunidad para un cambio necesario
Sabemos que la Cuarta Transformación (4T) no es perfecta. Si lo fuera, un gran número de políticos y empresarios ya estarían en la cárcel, se les habría confiscado su dinero y terrenos acaparados [...] Continue Reading
Chile: Contundente Triunfo de la Izquierda
El triunfo de la izquierda en chile el pasado 19 de diciembre de 2021, a través del presidente electo Gabriel Boric, marca un giro que comenzó hace 26 meses con el estallido social del cual fueron [...] Continue Reading
Nicaragua, una esperanza que se desmembró
Por Giovanni Efrain Reyes Ortiz, Ph.D Los resultados no fueron sorpresivos, en absoluto. Esta conclusión se basa en las tendencias que mostraban las dinámicas prevalecientes y los números en las [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Is Vaccinating and It Works (Imagine That!)
Cuba is vaccinating faster than any other country in the world, in terms of the percentage of population. Currently, more than 90% of vaccine-eligible people have had at least one dose and 63% are [...] Continue Reading
Kidnapped Diplomat to Stand Trial for Buying Food for Venezuela
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat who was en route from Caracas to Tehran on June 12, 2020, when his plane was diverted to Cabo Verde, a small island nation off the coast [...] Continue Reading
Another Look at the Afghanistan Problem
By Norman M. Lambert Since the beginning of the airlift of people out of Kabul, there has been a good deal of criticism of President Biden’s handling of the affair. What no one seems to be [...] Continue Reading
What did the United States leave behind in Afghanistan?
By Homer Gee Greene Jr. The United States has exited the long 20-year war with Afghanistan and the Taliban. Over these 20 years, the United States has trained and equipped the Afghan national [...] Continue Reading
Pandemic Continues to Take Major Toll Despite Effective Vaccines
By Sunita Sohrabji The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to take a major toll, despite the availability of proven mitigation measures and effective vaccines, said four subject matter experts from the [...] Continue Reading