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The Story Last Saturday thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets to protest the banning of opposition leader Henrique Capriles from politics for the next 15 years following a long week of protests in reaction to the Supreme Court ruling…
Skimm #1
The Story As a result of extreme rainfall, deadly mudslides are sweeping southern Colombia, with rescue teams and locals scrambling to save those at risk. Since Saturday morning, at least 200 have been declared dead. What Happens Next? Rescuers have…
Political Clientelism: Are We So Different?
I thoroughly enjoyed this feature analysis of political clientelism in grassroots Latin America. Throughout the article, Auyero explores the everyday relationship between broker and client, one that has been relatively untouched through the well-meaning but unfortunately misplaced judgement that betrays…
Kaufman: Awfully Convenient for Those in Power
In “The Political Effects of Inequality in Latin America: Some Inconvenient Facts,” author Robert Kaufman sets out to explain the reasons behind the persistence of inequality in Latin American by connecting the voting patterns of those in poverty with the…
Economic Liberalism: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The 1980s and 1990s ushered in a wave of neoliberal reforms across Latin America. However, over time, there was great variation in the implementation and success of such economic and social programs regionally, according to a 2004 Huber and Solt…
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