Raw Footage from Caracas, 3.7.2013

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

See footage from this morning in Caracas as Hugo Chávez’s coffin is driven through the city  Continue reading →

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Three (not so simple) Steps for Curing the Venezuelan Economy

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker
Chavez could not be saved. Can the Venezuelan economy? (Photo: Lubamir Sokol, All Rights Reserved)

Chavez could not be saved. Can the Venezuelan economy? (Photo: Lubamir Sokol, All Rights Reserved)

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Chávez Obituaries From Around the Globe

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Newspapers around the world were ready. Continue reading →

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VENEZUELA AFTER CHÁVEZ

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Samuel George

Three reasons Chavistas will keep power in the short term, three reasons they will lose it by 2020 ARTICLE HERE

Adios, amigo

Adios, amigo

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Colombia: An Imperfect Peace – The Sooner the Better

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from Felipe Buitrago

la silla vacia

In the late 1990s, the FARC boycotted their own peace talks, leaving the infamous empty white seat.

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Cuba in Transition, United States Stuck in Yesterday

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Samuel George
The news from Cuba suggests a window of opportunity

The news from Cuba suggests a window of opportunity

The United States’ embargo against Cuba is like the war on drugs – everyone in Washington realizes the policy is shortsighted and ineffective, yet nobody steps forward to change it.   Continue reading →

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Latin America New Flash

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

Latin America News Flash 

Breaking news and high quality LATAM journalism

3.1.2013 – 3.7.2013 Featured Topics:

Cuban Transition, Arrest of Gordillo, Turmoil in Colombia Continue reading →

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Colombia Battles for Peace – Maybe this is the Problem

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

An Editorial from Natalia Lozano, a Colombian International Relations Specialist 

Exhausted by war, are Colombians ready for peace?

Exhausted by war, are Colombians ready for peace?

Colombia cannot end the violent conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC) unless the peace process gains popular support. But to do so, Colombians must expel the evils that haunt current negotiations. Continue reading →

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Jam of the Week

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Mancha Contributor

2.26.2013 – 3.5.2013

Bob Marley – War / No More Trouble

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Who is Sicker- Chávez or the Chávez Economy?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Cornelius Fleischhaker
The Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte: Not as fuerte as it was yesterday

The Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte: Not as fuerte as it used to be

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned to Caracas on February 18th after two months of medical treatment in Cuba. If he took any Venezuelan Bolivares there with him they are now worth only two-thirds of their value when he left.  Continue reading →

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