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-Juana Torres Venezuelan society has experienced a profound social, economic and political crisis in the past decade. Yet some indicators for 2023 offer glimmers of hope. For example, according to the Observatorio Venezolano de Finanzas, inflation reduced from 305.7% in 2022 to 286%. Meanwhile, Encovi data[1] show, for the period 2021 to 2022, a slight…

In Venezuela, teachers earn a fraction of what is needed to afford basic food necessities, highlighting a severe economic disparity that mirrors broader challenges across Latin America, where educators and public servants grapple with diminishing purchasing power and escalating living costs.

Cuba had been exciting, romantic, adventurous. The Chile of Allende appeared dull, tranquil, orderly. And for these very reasons, Chilean socialism was more dangerous. More dangerous in part because, if Chile could find a path to socialism without widespread violence ending in dictatorship, its example would effect a tremendous appeal throughout the world.

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Interesting article focusing on the activity of exiled German anarcho-syndicalists in Spain, both in the lead up to and during the Civil War and Revolution of 1936.

The Bolivian government is set this month to choose companies that would turn the lithium in reservoirs below its salt flats into economic resources exported to the world market. Launched during a global commodities boom that emboldened the country, Bolivia’s lithium industry has struggled. The state lithium corporation, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos, or YLB, has […]

It was a proud day for Stacy Velasquez the Executive Director of OTRANS Reinas de la Noche in June as she opened the doors to the community clinic that had just been officially approved as a health post by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance. This meant that a full-time doctor was now in position.

Within South America, different dates have been established to pay tribute to and honour the careers of architecture professionals.

Interesting article focusing on the activity of exiled German anarcho-syndicalists in Spain, both in the lead up to and during the Civil War and Revolution of 1936.

Natalie Lafourcade Announces New Guest Star-Laden Album With Single Featuring Ruben Blades Mexican singer/songwriter and Latin Grammy winner Natalia Lafourcade is storming out of the pandemic gates with a newly recorded version of her hit tune, "Tu Si Sabes Quereme" featuring the legendary Ruben Blades and Oaxacan poet-rapper Mare Advertencia. Hit play and we’ll talk: The song comes from Lafourcade’s new album, Un Canto Por Mexico Vol. 2, out May 28. It’s a sort of sequel to last year�...