After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reincorporation of capitalism into the state-planned economies of Vietnam and the PRC, and the end of the US trade embargo with Cuba, it seems that socialism may be on the verge of giving up the ghost entirely. However, if there’s any one regime besides the North Koreans that thinks that couldn’t be… Read more »
Recently, the Honduran government has begun to transfer more dangerous criminals to higher security prisons in efforts to regain control of the prisons rather than the convicts being the ones in control. By separating these more violent and powerful prisoners and isolating them into their own prisons and into their own cells, the Honduran government will be able to eliminate the possibility of said… Read more »
Though news about the American presidential race is never lacking, people on both sides criticize candidates for their stances and mistakes, and many claim this race will end the United States as we know it, the American primaries and the beginning of the election season have been relatively tame compared to the political situation Brazil currently faces. Less than a… Read more »
In recent news, numerous commentators are stating that the Islamic State is on its way out in the Middle East, citing multiple military losses by its forces; however, its decline is nothing compared to the Colombian rebel group, Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia), who are actually disarming themselves.
AL JAZEERA: Venezuelan bus drivers have caused traffic chaos in Caracas by parking their buses in the street, protesting against the country’s economic crisis. Hundreds of drivers joined the strike on Wednesday, demanding better pay, more security against violent crime and spare parts for their buses. Tyres, car batteries and motor oil are on a long list of goods that have… Read more »
STRATFOR: A number of recent developments, protests on Thursday notwithstanding, have raised the odds that Venezuela could default on its foreign debt repayments, triggering a cascade of events that would destabilize the country. Though the country has lived with the specter of default for years, Venezuelan officials have shown a willingness — given the existential threat that a default would pose to the… Read more »
BBC: Five members of Cuba’s national volleyball team have been convicted of raping a Finnish woman during a World League tournament in Tampere. Four of the men, including the captain, were given five-year jail sentences while a fifth is facing a prison term of three and a half years. They were detained in the southern Finnish city on 2 July… Read more »
UN News Center: 20 September 2016 – Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina, was among several leaders from South America addressing the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly who highlighted the need to tackle challenges that affected his region, but also the world: eradicating poverty; addressing climate change; and combating drug trafficking and violence associated with organized crime. He… Read more »
Al Jazeera: Only a handful of leaders have travelled to a meeting of a large Cold War-era bloc in Venezuela in an embarrassment for the crisis-hit socialist government. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has touted the 17th meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement as one that would “be remembered for centuries”, as the unpopular leftist seeks to bolster his international legitimacy.
BBC NEWS: Honduras police have begun transferring groups of dangerous convicts to a new maximum security prison as part of a government security plan. Thirty-seven prisoners were taken by helicopter to the new jail in the western region of Santa Barbara.