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“The Mask is Off!” The Ortega Regime in Nicaragua Abolishes Elections. Now What?

Nicaragua’s co-president, Daniel Ortega finally came right out and said it: “Forget about it—there won’t be any more elections here!” He was...

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Laura Carlsen

Regime Change Ideologues, Capitalist Pragmatists and the Looming Threat to Cuba

As Trump’s approval plummets, besieged by the fiasco in Iran and his bizarre attempts to deify himself, instead of reassuring the nation, he’s...

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Operation Honduras Whitewash

Since the January 3 U.S. invasion of Venezuela, reporters, politicians and public have grilled Donald Trump about a glaring contradiction in the...

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Trump’s Unprovoked Attack on Venezuela and International Law

Every time I say “He wouldn’t go that far”, he goes farther. All bets are off. Donald Trump has demonstrated no respect for human life or...

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The Dangerous Rise of the Extreme Right in Latin America

“Capitalist, patriarchal and white supremacist” is not a mere collection of politically correct adjectives—these inseparable forces fuel the far...

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Laura Carlsen