The Dominican Republic to be Another Puerto Rico?

The Dominican Republic to be Another Puerto Rico?

According to James Goodsell's Christian Science Monitor article of March 14, 1967, written from Santo Domingo, this seems to be ...
Dominican Republic: Elections

Dominican Republic: Elections

By the early morning of May 17, 1978, it had become clear that the Revolutionary Dominican Party (PRD)-populist, social-democratic and ...
An Anatomy of Racism

An Anatomy of Racism

DOMINICAN PRESIDENT JOA- quin Balaguer has, surely, never been in any serious danger of being mistaken for a man of ...
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Beacon of Despair

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Beacon of Despair

In the eastern urban sprawl of Santo Domingo, a vast concrete cross-shaped structure is rising steadily into the capi- tal's ...
The Two Caudillos

The Two Caudillos

In the end it was their common enemy and perennial nemesis, Jos Francisco Pefia G6mez, who brought Joaquin Balaguer and ...
Negotiated Elections: The Old Boss Steps to the Side

Negotiated Elections: The Old Boss Steps to the Side

It is a constant refrain among observers of the Dominican Republic that the country is evolving toward "the consolidation of ...
Dominican Elections: Loser Take All

Dominican Elections: Loser Take All

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: LOSER TAKES ALL Allegations of fixed elections are still the norm for the Dominican Republic: while it seemed ...
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFTER THE CAUDILLOS

THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFTER THE CAUDILLOS

The Dominican Republic played a major role in the early history of NACLA, and it is therefore fitting that the ...