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Politics

Informality after the social security reform in Panama

Expanding the base of social security affiliates requires policies that promote labor formalization, both in rural and informal urban areas.

Ideas to save democracy (also in Latin America)

Make no mistake: democracy is not a social welfare program, but primarily a political system for making collective decisions peacefully.

Antauro Humala, the “Peruvian Hitler,” is banned in Peru

The Prosecutor's Office argues that Humala's group promotes anti-democratic activities that violate fundamental rights and warned that it encourages violent discourse.

The fallacy of anthropological damage in Venezuela

Neither Cuba nor Venezuela were moral paradises before their respective socio political disruptions, nor were they hellish. These were societies with both virtuous and dark moments.

Does Petro have reasons to fear a coup d’état?

There are reasons to believe that the possibility of a presidential interruption or even a soft coup is not merely a “smokescreen” but rather a plausible risk.

Mexico in September

With the presidential succession, September seems to have confirmed the predominance of dependence. This is indicated by their shared stance on the "Spanish issue."