America is bombing cartels, and in the process helping a right-wing Ecuadorian president consolidate power.
South America
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The Narco-Terrorist Elite
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
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Beyond America First
Countries in the Global South increasingly view President Trump’s “America First” foreign economic policies as both a coercive force and a catalyst for greater economic autonomy.
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The $30 Billion Identity Theft of Venezuela
How Juan Guaidó sucked a weary nation dry, and primed it for the current U.S.-led assault
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Monroe Doctrine II, Trump Style
President Trump, with the help of his Treasury secretary, just pulled off a rescue that few thought possible, promising $40 billion to Argentina. What’s notable is not the novelty of Trump’s inter-American imperialism but the broad continuity with past U.S. policies.
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The Pirate Lord Donald Trump
President Trump is violating norms and laws that stretch back to before the founding of this country.
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Still Bring Us Your Tired
Bad policy and worse politics threaten the post-WWII imperative to admit victims of persecution. But in parts of America, humanitarian migration remains a cherished tradition.
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Bracing for ‘Argentina’s Trump’
Both friends and foes of the newly elected populist president say their future under him is uncertain, but the certain misery of the present led to his win.
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Argentina: Vultures Come Home to Roost
Today on TAP: How America’s most predatory hedge funds deepened Argentina’s economic miseries and helped invite a far-right reaction
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Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Embattled OAS Boss
After details emerged of an affair with a staffer, members of Congress want more answers from the Trumpian head of the Organization of American States.