Mark Weisbrot
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 00:00
The fact that the US state department immediately took Colombia's side in the dispute is further indication that they approved.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
It seems that Washington, which was comfortable with dictators and oligarchs who ran the show for decades, still has problems with democracy in its former "backyard."
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 00:00
It is time for the US to stand with its Latin American neighbours and stop fighting to legitimise a repressive regime.
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 00:00
It was nearly one year ago, on June 28, that the remaining hopes that the Obama administration would treat its neighbors to the south differently than the Bush team did, were destroyed.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Most of the western world thinks that Venezuela is some kind of dictatorship where Chavez has made people poorer. They have no idea why he has been re-elected twice, each time by a larger majority.
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 00:00
For the autumn elections, the opposition is adopting a Republican foreign policy strategy - but Brazil is not the US.
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 00:00
It is so ominous to see this administration mounting an unprovoked, transparently obvious campaign to delegitimise the Venezuelan government prior to a national election
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 00:00
With the creation of a new regional organisation, Latin America is emerging as a power bloc with its own interests and agenda.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 00:00
Ahead of the rainy season there are huge concerns over shelter, sanitation and human rights. The US has a responsibility to help
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 00:00
Why do they care so much about who runs these poor countries? As any good chess player knows, pawns matter.