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Environmentalist Alexandra Costeau collaborated with the Mano Sucia de Chevron campaign (dirty hand of Chevron) supported by the Correa administration. (Cancillería del Ecuador)

July 4, 2017

Even if Ecuador Wins against Chevron, She Still Loses

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Affected Communities Need Restitution, Case Distracts from Promising Future

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The Port of St. John's, Newfoundland, in Atlantic Canada is the oldest city in North America. (Fergus Hodgson)

June 22, 2017

Canadian Think Tank Carries the Torch for Free Trade

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Centuries-Old Economic Discoveries Must Be Learned Anew

Fergus Hodgson

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Ecuadorian Attorney General Carlos Baca reports on the investigations into Odebrecht from the Audit Commission of the National Assembly. (Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador)

June 20, 2017

Another Odebrecht Scandal Is Waiting to Happen All Over Again

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Severe Judicial Action Must Follow, Fostered by an Aggressive Press

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Shaken Earth puts Central America's current challenges and cultural distinctions into historical context. (Daniel Mennerich)

June 19, 2017

Fiction Provides Gateway to Guatemala’s ‘Shaken Earth’

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Ignorance of history may doom us to repeat the mistakes of the past, but that truism alone doesn’t attract each generation to learn the lessons of their ancestors. As social animals, we need a bridge, something to stir the emotions and entertain. Historical fiction, be that in film or novel form, takes on this challenge.…

Fergus Hodgson

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When others fell into despair, three friends saw a way to profit and help people overcome insecurity and food shortages: Marta Morante, Carmen López, and María Fernanda Espinoza. (@PerfectPlateVen)

June 13, 2017

Perfect Plate Defy the Odds, Create Gourmet Food in Venezuela

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Entrepreneurs Turns Crisis into Opportunity, Navigates Widespread Shortages

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A four-year audit of BITs, commissioned by the Correa administration, recommended renegotiating all of them. Here Cecilia Olivet (right), president of the commission, explains why there was an across-the-board end to treaties with Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, the United States, and Venezuela. (@patocarvajalg)

June 6, 2017

Why Investment Treaties Came to Naught in Ecuador

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12 Agreements Fall without Hurting Private Sector

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Carmina Valdizán, flanked by hosts of La Ciudad de los Libros, has learned how to gain and maintain an audience. (@cvaldiz)

May 31, 2017

Build Your Own Audience So You Don’t Need a Publisher

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Carmina Valdizán Shares Two Strategies That Paved the Way for Her Novels

Paz Gómez

The Ecuadorian bitcoin community met to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22. (Paz Gómez)

May 24, 2017

Ban Fails to Halt Bitcoin in Ecuador

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State’s Digital Alternative Flounders, Struggles to Instill Confidence

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Crowd censorship and self-censorship motivated the making of Silenced by Mike Cernovich and Loren Feldman. (Silenced)

May 17, 2017

‘Silenced’ Identifies the Greatest Threat to Free Speech

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Intimidation, Self-Censorship Make Us Our Own Worst Enemies

Fergus Hodgson

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