Tag Archive: South America/Bolivia
Will Andrés Arauz Be the Next President of Ecuador?
Released for Syndication: 02/17/2021
In Ecuador’s presidential election held on February 7, 2021, Andrés Arauz won the largest number of votes but could not prevail in the first...
Full ArticleThe U.S. Is Trying to Provoke a Soft Coup in Cuba
Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021
We are in the era of soft coups. Old-fashioned coups d’état and invasions get terrible press. The images of U.S. troops invading the Dominican...
Full ArticleHow a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Released for Syndication: 01/12/2021
On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most...
Full ArticleColombia’s President Shows His Disdain for Democracy and Venezuelans
Released for Syndication: 12/23/2020
On December 8, a Conviasa flight prepared to take off from Caracas, Venezuela, for Mexico City. It planned to carry 200 election observers and...
Full ArticleA Tale of Two Elections: U.S. and Bolivia
Released for Syndication: 12/21/2020
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has been ridiculed, slathered with contempt, and repeatedly branded a “liar,” as well as an existential threat to democracy...
Full ArticleWhy Bolivia’s Democratic Comeback Election That Overthrew a Coup Offers Hope for the U.S.
Released for Syndication: 10/31/2020
Bolivians faced a coup one year ago. But in recent peaceful elections, the power of democracy swept the socialist leadership back into power.
Full ArticleArgentina’s Veteran Ambassador Makes a Stand for the Sovereignty of Latin America
Released for Syndication: 10/21/2020
Alicia Castro does not shy away from her views. She came to diplomacy from the trade union movement, where she was a leader when...
Full ArticleWhy U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
Released for Syndication: 08/28/2020
Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no...
Full ArticleWhy Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Released for Syndication: 08/24/2020
Five years ago, I read the story of Dr. Félix Báez, a Cuban doctor who had worked in West Africa to stop the spread...
Full ArticleWill There Ever Be Elections Again in Bolivia?
Released for Syndication: 08/18/2020