The New York Times
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 00:00
The endless debate about whether Mr. Chavez was a dictator or democrat - he was in fact a hybrid, an elected autocrat - distracted attention, at home and abroad, from the more prosaic issue of competence.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 00:00
His departure from a country he dominated for 14 years casts into doubt the future of his socialist revolution.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 00:00
The endless debate about whether Mr. Chavez was a dictator or democrat — he was in fact a hybrid, an elected autocrat — distracted attention, at home and abroad, from the more prosaic issue of competence
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 00:00
But even if Mr. Maduro prevails, he may have a hard time holding together Mr. Chavez’s movement while fending off resistance from what is likely to be a revived opposition
Monday, March 4, 2013 - 00:00
Visits to more than a half-dozen border locations over the past two years show that the levels of control vary significantly along the line in ways that Congress and the White House have yet to fully acknowledge.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00
Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, 52, the top contender to succeed the Castros after more than half a century of their rule, will need to display the authority of a future president while acting as if he does not want the job.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00
Mexico's education ranks in the cellar among nations of similar size and wealth, a deficiency long cited as a prime reason the country has not developed as much as it could have
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 00:00
The arrest of the union boss, Elba Esther Gordillo, a bombastic figure viewed as a kingmaker among politicians for her ability to deliver votes and suppress enemies, stunned a nation accustomed to seeing powerful figures escape scrutiny.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 00:00
Where families once grew rice, cassava and other basic crops, large corporations have swept in with palm oil plantations, cattle ranches and mines. The result has been devastating.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 00:00
Much more is at stake than the future of Argentina's shaky economy, which could collapse if President Cristina Fernandez goes into default rather than pay a judgment of more than $1.3 billion to the plaintiffs, whom she calls "vulture funds"