The Return of Somocismo? The Rise Of Arnoldo Alemán

The Return of Somocismo? The Rise Of Arnoldo Alemán

Arnoldo Alemin, presidential candidate of the revived Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC), arouses strong emo- tions among his opponents. Former President ...
Strange Bedfellows:  The Aleman-Ortega Pact

Strange Bedfellows: The Aleman-Ortega Pact

Consensus politics has a bad name in Nicaragua—that is, where "consensus" means divvying up the spoils of government. The Somozas ...
The Devastation of Debt

The Devastation of Debt

Last year's devastating hurricane was the most recent in a series of tumultuous events that have rocked Nicaragua over the ...