Mac Margolis
Monday, January 7, 2013 - 00:00
What could ensue is precisely what Venezuela’s democratic opposition fears most—a state of political limbo that would conveniently bend the constitutional rules and keep the ruling claque in power indefinitely
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 00:00
To the suits in Brasilia, it's simply Penal Action Case 470. For everyone else in Brazil, it's the trial of the century.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
Some Latin American leaders have peculiar ideas about what constitutes an assault on democratic principles.
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 00:00
Lula seems hellbent on parlaying his charisma into shaping the next generation of Brazilian politicians.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
President Dilma Rousseff is scheduled to install a long-awaited Truth Commission that will be probing crimes and human-rights violations committed during the military years. One of the star witnesses will be Claudio Guerra.
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 00:00
Never have the real differences between nations been so great nor have heads of states come together so often to make speeches so absolutely hypocritical.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 00:00
Jose Mariano Beltrame did what everybody in Rio de Janeiro thought impossible-pacify two of the city's most drug-infested, crime-ridden favelas.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Most important, the incoming president carried the blessings of President Uribe, whose own bid for an unprecedented third mandate was struck down in February down by the electoral court.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Most important, the incoming president carried the blessings of President Uribe, whose own bid for an unprecedented third mandate was struck down in February down by the electoral court.
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez looks like he's preparing for war with Colombia. Don't be fooled: he's just wagging the dog