Another Gloomy Year Ahead for Venezuela

January 9, 2017 by Lucia Conti

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2016 has closed as the worst year for Venezuela so far. But 2017 is likely to beat this gloomy record if President Maduro does not manage to find a solution for the country, a solution that seems more and more cumbersome to achieve by the day.

Is Venezuela Beyond Help?

October 27, 2016 by Lucia Conti

Anti-government protests continue in Venezuela. Image via wikipedia.

Venezuela is not on the brink of a disaster, it is beyond that.

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Mercosur at its lowest

September 21, 2016 by Lucia Conti

Old times Mercosur: Hugo Chavez, Dilma Rousseff, Pepe Mujica and Cristina Kirchner. Image by Wikimedia

Mercosur is at a political impasse, without Presidency and with three out of five members trying to isolate Venezuela. But even more daunting, Argentina and Brazil seem to be working tirelessly to deprive Mercosur of any political connotation.

A New Low in America: Making the Death of an American Soldier a Political Opportunity

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Using the death of an American serviceman for political gain and notoriety is inexcusable.

Singing (Limited) Praises For George W. Bush — 10 Years After I Stood Against Him

October 19, 2017 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

I spent many hours writing against George W. Bush as a twenty-something college journalist. This week, I commend him.

“Sisterhood is Powerful”? Apparently Not at the Office, Polls Show

October 19, 2017 By Stewart Lawrence Leave a Comment

Polls consistently show that women as well as men would prefer to work for male bosses. Why?

So We’ve Taken Raqqa. How Nice.

October 17, 2017 By Michael Patrick Lewis Leave a Comment

ISIS was and is a cancer upon the world that we’re better off without. We can remove it and that’s great, but if we don’t close the wound properly there will be opportunistic infection. The signs are already there.

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Another Gloomy Year Ahead for Venezuela

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