Venezuela’s Protests Shake the Regime Chávez Built
Venezuela has been rocked by three weeks of mass student protests, but it’s unlikely they’ll be able to unseat the country’s entrenched regime
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Death of Former Beauty Queen Prompts Soul-Searching, Anger in Venezuela
The high-profile murder of a former Miss Venezuela and her husband in a roadside attack has shocked the nation and stoked anger in a country with one of the world’s worst murder rates
Brazil’s World Cup Raises Fear of Rampant Child Prostitution
The world’s most popular sporting event—to be held in Brazil next year—may be a magnet for sex tourists seeking underage prostitutes
Assad’s Newest Ally: Venezuelan Congressman Goes to Syria to Fight Rebels, the U.S.
“Syria needs full support against these criminals,” wrote Venezuelan lawmaker Adel el-Zabayar in a letter to his country’s National Assembly this week. He was requesting indefinite leave from office in order to fight …
Cuba’s Journey on the Internet: There’s a Long March Ahead
As far as the Internet goes, Cuba is the Western Hemisphere’s last frontier. Despite the island nation’s proximity to Florida — just 90 miles away — and the existence of a fully functioning fiber-optic cable linked up to Venezuela, only 25% of the population is online, according to last year’s government statistics, which are …
As Communist Cuba Reforms, Capitalism Slowly Takes Hold of Its Real Estate Market
A Whistleblower in Ecuador: The Belarusian Dissident Who Found Asylum in Quito
Alexander Barankov’s story has echoes of a Cold War spy thriller. “When I saw so many secret service cars coming for me,” the softly-spoken 31-year-old says as he sits in a Quito shopping mall, “I realized they would …
Brazil’s Protests: Social Inequality and World Cup Spending Fuel Mass Unrest
Last Thursday, police violently waded into ranks of protesters and fired rubber bullets into crowds amassed in Brazil’s financial capital, sparking days of unrest. On Monday night, some 200,000 to took to the streets of this
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After Venezuela’s Election, Chavistas and the Opposition Ready for Long Fight
On a hill in west of Caracas, the 23 de Enero slum stands as the flagship of Hugo Chávez’s socialist dream. His body currently lies in a military museum here which overlooks el comandante‘s former presidential home, …
In Hugo Chávez’s Heartland, the Dead President Rules Supreme
Under the sweltering sun of Venezuela’s Los Llanos, a vast savannah famous for its cowboys and revolutionaries, 60-year-old Adán Chávez speaks passionately to a crowd of red-clad supporters. In his voice and rhetoric trembles …