Attack on Fort Paramacay could create more problems than solutions
The raid on Fort Paramacay brought to the fore the possibility of using military action to solve the political crisis in Venezuela.
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It’s now easier for law enforcement to take your property
Attorney General Jeff Sessions authorized the use of the controversial practice of adoptive asset forfeiture. Photo: Jeff Sessions delivering remarks on efforts to combat violent crime, St. Louis, March 31, 2017. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via Wikimedia Commons)
The plebiscite and the Constituent Assembly: Between constitutionality and power
The plebiscite called by Venezuela’s National Assembly lacks the power necessary to prevent President Nicolás Maduro from forming a Constituent National Assembly. Photo: Federal Legislative Palace in Caracas, Venezuela. (Press Office/National Assembly of Venezuela)
Can the Republican Party survive Donald Trump?
GOP support for President Donald Trump is worsening the party’s image among minority and women voters.
Photo: Donald Trump speaking at the Iowa Republican Party’s 2015 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, May 16, 2015. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
Colectivos: A problem for the future of the post-chavista Venezuela
The civilian armed groups known as colectivos could derail any plan to rebuild Venezuela after President Nicolás Maduro is out of office.
Photo: Anti-government protestors hold a Venezuelan flag, Guarenas-Guatire, Venezuela, March 23, 2014. (Carlos Díaz/Wikimedia Commons)
Macron’s victory isn’t the end of right-wing populism in Europe
Photo: Emmanuel Macron in September 2014 (Gouvernement français via Wikimedia Commons)
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