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Populist bedfellows: Donald Trump and Hugo Chavez

October 18, 2020 Christopher Burke 2020 Election, International One comment

“He based his popularity on his extraordinary charisma, much discretionary   money, and a key and well-tested political message: denouncing the past and  promising

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A country in ruins: A mother’s death in Venezuela

April 30, 2019 Eduardo Ponce International One comment

I don’t want to leave, but I have to. When I left, I didn’t want to go. But in Venezuela, there was nothing more

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Venezuela’s sick economy is killing its citizens. Here’s how to help them.

September 25, 2018 Christopher Burke Charity & Justice, Health, Health care, International One comment

Two years ago, the  Guardian described how Venezuela’s devastating economic downturn was ravaging its hospitals. Since then, things have only gotten worse. Much worse.

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Imagine yourself in the nightmare that is Venezuela today

August 28, 2018 Christopher Burke Economy, Foreign Policy, Immigration, International 2 comments

Something monumental, and not in a good way, is going on in Venezuela. You might need to get out a map of South America

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Venezuela’s economy doing better than reported in US media

September 23, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, International, Media One comment

Mark Weisbrot, co-director of DC based Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), says mainstream reporting on Venezuela’s economy is way off the mark.

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