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The Other January 23rd
THE OTHER JANUARY 23rd Venezuelan crisis has reached a new high as tensions escalate with the international community and the opposition joining efforts furthering in the isolation of Nicolas Maduro and his regime. On January 10th, the day set by the constitution,...
Nicaragua’s authoritarian drift*
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LASA and the human rights debate among scholars
The Latin American Studies Association is one of the most important academic forums for Latin American scholars around the world. An assembly of a broad representation of scholars from many disciplines with interests in Latin America. On the occasion of the 2021...
Here’s the truth about the Latino electorate — and a wake-up call for Democrats
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Here’s the underlying problem in American debates about immigration
Image from Flicker Maria Isabel Puerta Riera March 24, 2021 The immigration system has always struggled to maintain a balance between America's image as a nation of immigrants and its image as a nation of laws. While contemporary Democrats prefer the former,...
There’s a growing body of evidence showing the Republican Party has a paramilitary wing
Image from Flicker Maria Isabel Puerta Riera March 16, 2021 United States Senator Ron Johnson said recently that he wasn't scared when, on January 6, armed insurgents sacked and looted the United States Capitol. They "love this country," the Wisconsin...
Republicans couldn’t give Trump what he wanted on Jan. 6 — so they’re going for a consolation prize
Image: Mike Pence from Flicker Maria Isabel Puerta Riera March 10, 2021 Republican lawmakers couldn't please former President Donald Trump by attempting to overturn the election results on January 6, so they decided to change the laws for the next election. State...
Biden’s two years to undo Trump’s damage to democracy
Image from Flicker Maria Isabel Puerta Riera February 24, 2021 A few days ago, President Joe Biden announced to western allies that America is back while the images of the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol were still fresh in our memories. The ambitious...
The Republican embrace of white Christian nationalism
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Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez was forgiven for his first coup attempt in the name of national unity — the rest is history
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Cómo hacer oposición en Cuba, Rusia y Venezuela
Hacer oposición bajo regímenes opresores nunca ha sido fácil. No se trata tan solo de las diferencias con el régimen al que se cuestiona, sino, además, de las diferencias internas entre quienes forman parte de ese espacio...
Venezuela y su estrecho camino hacia la democracia
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Lealtad o conveniencia: el matrimonio forzado entre Maduro y los militares en Venezuela
http://agendapublica.elpais.com/lealtad-o-conveniencia-el-matrimonio-forzado-entre-maduro-y-los-militares-en-venezuela/
Crisis de la metafísica de la democracia*
“Si se hubiera de definir la democracia podría hacerse diciendo que es la sociedad en la cual no sólo es permitido, sino exigido, el ser persona.” María Zambrano La democracia es una etiqueta descriptiva (praxis) que no necesariamente refleja el ideal que...
Una breve mirada al chavismo
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Venezuela: el gobierno y la oposición en su laberinto*
Labyrinth by Caye Utrilla
¿Cómo restauramos la democracia?
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Un grito por Venezuela
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Fundamentos del Sistema Político Venezolano *
Instituciones y Estado en Venezuela. Crónicas de la crisis de la institucional venezolana. Editorial Académica Española.
El precio de la paz en Venezuela
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