Donald Trump, the scorpion, and the assault on the shining city on the hill
The assault on the Capitol shook American democracy for a few hours. The lesson democracies should learn is: Beware of voting for a scorpion because it will end up stinging you.
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaThe tamed and the untameable: How the establishment is serving Bolsonaro's authoritarianismWho is more threatening to Brazil’s democracy? Bolsonaro – an openly and unapologetically authoritarian...
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: Opinion2020 saw the physical and moral disintegration of Brazilian societyThe failure shown in the face of the pandemic is repeated monotonously in all plans and areas of action of a...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaChile: 17 of 155 Constitutional Assembly seats will be reserved for Indigenous groupsOn 15 December, the House of Representatives and the Senate in Chile approved a bill ensuring Indigenous...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaThere’s no new normality without new taxation in Latin AmericaExposing the gross inequality that is embedded in the region's tax systems is the first step in beginning to change it.
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: InvestigationA chant from the SouthChronicle and analysis of a Latin American social explosion. Find the e-book here.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela sends oxygen and doctors to the Brazilian AmazonAt the same time, Mexico cedes vaccines to poor countries while the U.S. and Russia refuse to join COVAX.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionViolence, patronage, and criminal governance in VenezuelaThe context of a recent blod bath in two Caracas' slums tells a complex story of how violence gets out of control.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionCan Twitter and Facebook censor Trump in the name of democracy?Although we find the censorship of the still-president of the US sympathetic and fair, we must not forget that...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe good, the bad, and the ugly of the US Capitol insurrectionThe scenes of the insurrection in the United States Capitol last Wednesday, January 6, will go down in history as...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionColombia's Attorney General's Office is being devoured by corruptionThe massive deterioration of the Attorney General Office reflects the deep degradation of the country's traditional...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRevision of US Anti-Drug Policy will benefit all of Latin AmericaA key report published by the US Congress provides a glimpse into what the fight against organized crime could look...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA victory for Indigenous environmental activism in EcuadorEcuador's Ministry for the Environment & Water has recognized the land collectively owned by San Isidro's Indigenous...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe nations of the Americas must ensure everyone has access to COVID-19 vaccinesThe regions's governments must apply the lessons learned from previous pandemics and take steps to avoid past mistakes.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil's LGBTQ community faces surging violence, but they're fighting backWhen it comes to LGBTQ people, Brazil has a miserable record. But as awareness grows and more of them get elected to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOne thousand days without Marielle and Anderson – and a resounding silenceToday, we reach the end of a thousand-day cycle of resounding silence in Brazil. With no Marielle or Anderson, and...
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