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customs union sign
El Salvador formally joined the Central American customs union on August 20, with President Salvador Sánchez Cerén seen on the lift at the ceremony. (Armando Flores)

El Salvador Bolsters Central American Customs Union

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Three Countries Now Make Up Free-Trade Zone of 31.9 Million People

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Propagandia cover
Propagandia is a documentary worth watching to understand the dangers of state control over the media. (Propagandia)

How 21st-Century Socialism Got Hold of Ecuador

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Propaganda: The Master Plan of the “Citizen Revolution”

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guerilla taxes
Demonstrators in Colombia campaigned against the FARC deal with the Juan Manuel Santos administration. (CRL)

The Political Economy of Guerrilla Warfare in Colombia

1170 658

Research: FARC Lowered Tax Revenue, Paramilitaries Formalized Property

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Cuba Mexico Relations
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (left) meets Raúl Castro (center) and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (right). (EPN)

A Dose of Reality on Cuba’s Constitutional Reforms

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Expect More Tropical Leninism with a Side of Lies

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kirchners raised tax burden
Néstor and Cristina Kirchner ruled Argentina from 2003 to 2015. (Wikimedia)

Argentina’s Taxes the Fastest Rising in Latin America

1170 658 Paz Gómez

The Land of Perón Outweighs Neighbors with Fiscal Burden

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Election Brazil
"Lula" da Silva, 2003-2011 Brazilian president, seeks a comeback from prison. (LSE Library)

Brazil: Presidential Election 2018

1170 658

Unprecedented 13 Candidates Face Off

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Protests Argentina
A public demonstration in May 2018 against hikes in public utility bills, which include home-heating gas. (Banfield)

Argentina Defaults on Gas Payments, Foments Standoff with Bolivia

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Mauricio Macri Turns to Chile amid Budget Cuts Required by IMF

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Venezuela gasoline
Widespread shortages have brought some Venezuelan cities to a halt. (Radio Fe y Alegría)

Venezuela Announces Car Census to Ration Gasoline

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Cash-Strapped Nicolás Maduro Admits Subsidy Unsustainable, Touts “Motherland Card” Solution

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customs union sign
El Salvador formally joined the Central American customs union on August 20, with President Salvador Sánchez Cerén seen on the lift at the ceremony. (Armando Flores)

El Salvador Bolsters Central American Customs Union

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Three Countries Now Make Up Free-Trade Zone of 31.9 Million People

read more
Propagandia cover
Propagandia is a documentary worth watching to understand the dangers of state control over the media. (Propagandia)

How 21st-Century Socialism Got Hold of Ecuador

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Propaganda: The Master Plan of the “Citizen Revolution”

read more
guerilla taxes
Demonstrators in Colombia campaigned against the FARC deal with the Juan Manuel Santos administration. (CRL)

The Political Economy of Guerrilla Warfare in Colombia

1170 658

Research: FARC Lowered Tax Revenue, Paramilitaries Formalized Property

read more
Cuba Mexico Relations
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (left) meets Raúl Castro (center) and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (right). (EPN)

A Dose of Reality on Cuba’s Constitutional Reforms

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson

Expect More Tropical Leninism with a Side of Lies

read more
kirchners raised tax burden
Néstor and Cristina Kirchner ruled Argentina from 2003 to 2015. (Wikimedia)

Argentina’s Taxes the Fastest Rising in Latin America

1170 658 Paz Gómez

The Land of Perón Outweighs Neighbors with Fiscal Burden

read more
Election Brazil
"Lula" da Silva, 2003-2011 Brazilian president, seeks a comeback from prison. (LSE Library)

Brazil: Presidential Election 2018

1170 658

Unprecedented 13 Candidates Face Off

read more
Protests Argentina
A public demonstration in May 2018 against hikes in public utility bills, which include home-heating gas. (Banfield)

Argentina Defaults on Gas Payments, Foments Standoff with Bolivia

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Mauricio Macri Turns to Chile amid Budget Cuts Required by IMF

read more
Venezuela gasoline
Widespread shortages have brought some Venezuelan cities to a halt. (Radio Fe y Alegría)

Venezuela Announces Car Census to Ration Gasoline

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Cash-Strapped Nicolás Maduro Admits Subsidy Unsustainable, Touts “Motherland Card” Solution

read more

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