by maripuerta | May 20, 2021 | English, Politics
Image: Hugo Chávez from Flicker María Isabel Puerta Riera February 12, 2021 The untold story of the January 6 assault on the United States Capitol is how white supremacists were not out to “stop the steal” of a presidential election in...
by maripuerta | May 20, 2021 | English, Politics
María Isabel Puerta Riera February 05, 2021 Political and economic crisis used to be the main reason migrants left Latin America. But recent changes in migration patterns suggest that something else is going on. It turns out other circumstances (violence,...
by maripuerta | May 20, 2021 | English, Politics
Image: President Joe Biden by Dreamstime María Isabel Puerta Riera January 27, 2021 The last four years have been a complete departure from the melting pot metaphor that has made Americans so proud. Avoiding any reference to the historical background of a...
by maripuerta | May 6, 2021 | English, Politics
The Arizona Republican Party, via the state Senate, has commissioned a trio of companies to conduct yet another recount in Maricopa County, against the advice of electoral authorities, and without the participation of the Arizona Secretary of State’s...
by maripuerta | Apr 15, 2021 | English, Politics
Former President Trump came into office as an anti-illegal immigration champion. However, one of his many contributions to a dysfunctional immigration system is that he didn’t reduce illegal immigration, in fact, it was stabilized under his administration. In a...
