Latin America
Venezuelan Communists say Maduro government not responding to workers’ demands
November 9, 2018The Communists accuse the government of not fulfilling any of the points agreed in a February election accord.
Read moreBrazil shifts right; Bolsonaro pledges to eliminate “the reds”
October 30, 2018According to the new president, the only problem with repression under the old military dictatorship was that it did not kill enough people.
Read more“Migrant caravan”: Why they’re really leaving home and risking it all
October 29, 2018Trump supports the new Honduran president, continuing a long tradition of U.S. government backing for right-wing authoritarians in the region.
Read moreArchbishop Oscar Romero, killed by right-wing assassin in 1980, becomes saint
October 15, 2018"He already was a saint,” said Jose David Santos. “He professed love for the poor man. He denounced injustices. He defended victims."
Read moreBrazil’s election brings far right to threshold of power
October 9, 2018The stakes for the second round could not be higher, not only for Brazil but for the whole of Latin America and beyond.
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