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Bi-weekly foreign affairs commentary that dissects Latin America, the Caribbean and their key relationship with the U.S. through the latest political, economic and cultural news in the region - and pulls no punches.
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Trump's real crime isn't taking Venezuela's oil — it's blocking their elections (opens the original)
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Opinion: The rotting effects of Venezuela's half century of oil corruption made its industry easy prey for President Trump. But the real outrage is blocking the re-democratization that could fix that very flaw.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says that decades of corruption and mismanagement had made Venezuela’s nationalized oil industry ripe for the takeover President Trump just orchestrated. So the real outrage is that Trump intends to use the deal
Democratic Socialists decry Trump — but disregard tyrants in Latin America (opens the original)
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Opinion: Democratic Socialists will complain if right-wing President Trump tries to block their election in America — but they rarely if ever denounce left-wing election theft in Latin America.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says says that Democratic Socialists are hypocritical for questioning President Trump’s interventions in Latin America while ignoring the human rights repression brought on by left-wing regimes like Cuba’s, Venezuela’s and Nicara
Machado’s Odyssey: Why Trump blocks Venezuelan hero’s return home (opens the original)
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Opinion: In this season of Odyssey-mania, it's hard to ignore the frustrated Homeric wanderings of Venezuelan democracy leader María Corina Machado — and the pseudo-god who's decreeing them.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says says there are two Homeric reasons for Machado to be sidelined in recent transition talks in Venezeula and for the Trump administration to block her homecoming in Venezuela: the petulance of ‘false MAGA god’ Trump and her own O
Trump's anti-immigrant crusade is morphing America into Mexico (opens the original)
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Opinion: A Mexican tourist ran away from ICE and to his death in Florida this month. Did he fear that U.S. immigration enforcement has become as predatory as law enforcement back in Mexico?On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says the Trump administration has decided the best way to keep out undocumented migrants is to make public security in our country look more like public security in their countries.You can watch the video for this and other Americas
Trump shares Venezuela's earthquake failure with its regime (opens the original)
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Opinion: Because President Trump insists he "runs" Venezuela, he shares in its regime's abysmal response to last month's earthquakes — and bears the onus for the country's reconstruction.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says that the Venezuelan’s response to the earthquakes has been ‘disgraceful’ but that all the blame can’t just be pinned on acting President Delcy Rodriguez and the rest of the regime left behind by Nicolás Maduro.You can watch the vi
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