Chile’s unrest has reawakened its egalitarian spirit
The combination of low wages, rising living costs, meagre pension provisions and expensive drugs are driving growing numbers of Chileans into…
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How the bond vigilantes are holding Argentina to ransom
International institutions have allied with bond vigilantes to bludgeon Argentina into imposing policies that benefit investors and harm working people.
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The human cost of America’s “economic war” in Venezuela
Canadian lawyer and political scientist Ajit Singh was part of a recent fact-finding mission organised by the End Venezuela Sanctions…
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So what just happened in Venezuela?
Venezuela is again living through one of the most critical times of its recent history – but the result of…
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As the pink tide turns, Latin America’s right launches a war on memory
Across the continent, the conservative right is attacking museums and challenging historic narratives – threatening to reopen barely healed wounds.
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What the West gets wrong about Venezuela: it doesn’t need ideology, it needs urgent care
Those taking to the streets aren’t protesting Maduro’s ideology, but his failure to deliver on a promised vision. These people don’t…
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The Stalin of the Caribbean: how Nicolás Maduro betrayed the Venezuelan revolution
Faced with a dystopian economy, the president is resorting to ever more repressive means to maintain control.
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Tear-gassed toddlers: a chilling symbol of Trump’s illegal immigration policies
The Trump administration shows a flagrant disregard for international refugee law.
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