“We have managed to control the nation with the largest oil reserves on the planet without firing a single shot and without openly involving our armed forces. And we have done it without the world realizing that the Venezuelan government’s most important decisions are made by us”
The US government is failing to protect its citizens from the predatory behavior of some corporations. Irresponsibly lax gun control, the opioid epidemic, pharmaceutical price gouging and the ravages of climate change are just four examples
Venezuelans want to vote, but not in elections where traps and tricks will guarantee the continuity of this government
The problem is no longer the lack of schooling but rather that once children get there, they do not learn
Before, companies needed financial, human, technological and brand capital to succeed. From here on they will also need digital capital
Thanks to policy on nuclear weapons and energy independence, the illusion that the US does not need the rest of the world may look more real than ever to lawmakers
He is simply the useful idiot, the puppet of those who really rule Venezuela
Democracy contributes the most precious ingredient for tyrants: legitimacy
International hegemony of the Western powers, namely the US and Europe, could be coming to an end
What typically brings down people in power is the cover up, not the crime
The president exhibits the classic symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder
A new study documents why mortality is higher among poorly educated whites
In three years it will be necessary to create 60 million jobs for young people in the region
The variety, intensity, vindictiveness, and, at times, the banality of the conflicts coming from Trump are not normal
Some novels make us feel that situations that today appear to be implausible might not be so far-fetched after all
Trump has put an end to the idea that corruption and nepotism at the highest levels of government can only flourish in banana republics
Leadership in the fight against global warming is moving from the White House to Europe and China
The New World Order will be defined by those who fill the power gaps left by the United States