In Venezuela, Dismantling a Weapon of Mass Destruction

In Venezuela, Dismantling a Weapon of Mass Destruction

To tackle the biggest hurdle facing Venezuela's economy – the black market dollar – policymakers must unify the exchange rate ...
U.S. Support for Regime Change in Venezuela is a Mistake

U.S. Support for Regime Change in Venezuela is a Mistake

When is it considered legitimate to try and overthrow a democratically elected government? In Washington, the answer has always been ...
Washington and São Paulo: Spying and a Fading Friendship

Washington and São Paulo: Spying and a Fading Friendship

The only thing missing from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's speech at the UN General Assembly last month was "it still ...
Washington and São Paulo: Spying and a Fading Friendship

Washington and São Paulo: Spying and a Fading Friendship

  The only thing missing from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the UN General Assembly last month was “it ...
Obama's Militarized Status Quo in Latin America - Panel Discussion From the 2010 Left Forum

Obama’s Militarized Status Quo in Latin America – Panel Discussion From the 2010 Left Forum...

NACLA - Obama's Militarized Status Quo in Latin America, March 20, 2010. from pdxjustice Media Productions on Vimeo ...
The IMF's Dwindling Fortunes

The IMF’s Dwindling Fortunes

"The IMF is back," declared the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, at its annual spring meeting earlier this ...
Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries "Terrorism"

Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries “Terrorism”

Of all the nonsense that we hear regularly about Venezuela, the idea that the country is a "security threat" is ...
A Bank of Their Own: Latin America Casting Off Washington's Shackles

A Bank of Their Own: Latin America Casting Off Washington’s Shackles

"Developing nations must create their own mechanisms of finance instead of suffering under those of the IMF and the World ...
Latin America News Coverage: Half the Story is Worse Than None

Latin America News Coverage: Half the Story is Worse Than None

Barack Obama had a few choice words for Bill and Hillary Clinton after the South Carolina primary, about people who ...
Venezuela's Economic Performance

Venezuela’s Economic Performance

It is sometimes asserted that Venezuela under President Hugo Chávez (1999-present) has been an economic failure. For example, a recent ...