Nicolás Maduro is Venezuela’s Vote for Chávismo
After a short but bitterly fought, insult-laden campaign, Chávista standard-bearer Nicolás Maduro defeated challenger Henrique Capriles, thus assuring continuity…
The Indypendent
Mark Weisbrot
Haiti’s Democracy in the Balance
As the infamous dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returns to Haiti after 25 years in exile in the south…
Wikileaks Cables Show Why Washington Won’t Allow Democracy in Haiti
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from The Guardian/UK. The polarization of the debate around WikiLeaks is pretty…
Haiti’s Torment: World Abandons Pro-Aristide Majority
One year ago, Washington helped depose the elected government of Haiti. The populist ex-priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s president, became…