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So Far, South America Remains at Peace

So Far, South America Remains at Peace

By Daniel Nardini Peru’s president has been impeached, and there have been armed clashes between indigenous peoples and powerful corporations in a number of South American countries like Peru, Ecuador… Read more »

Please Think Before Going

Please Think Before Going

By Daniel Nardini Recently, the U.S. Department of State had to issue a travel advisory to NOT go to Russia for any reason. The obvious reason was because U.S. citizens… Read more »

The Great Peruvian Drought

The Great Peruvian Drought

By Daniel Nardini Many parts of the western United States are experiencing drought and drought-like conditions with water levels of lakes, rivers and dam reservoirs dropping at record rates to… Read more »

About the Venezuelan Oil Deal

About the Venezuelan Oil Deal

By Daniel Nardini Normally, I would have said NO to any oil deal with the Venezuelan government of current dictator Nicolas Maduro. It would be like the United States doing… Read more »

China’s Influence on the International News Media

China’s Influence on the International News Media

By Daniel Nardini It went under the radar in most of the U.S. news media, but Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and current head of the Bloomberg Media… Read more »

A Blessing in Disguise?

A Blessing in Disguise?

By Daniel Nardini The mid-term elections were not the Republican red wave so many commentators were talking about. The U.S. House of Representatives looks like it will still be dominated… Read more »

Cuban and Puerto Rican Images From A Long Time Ago

Cuban and Puerto Rican Images From A Long Time Ago

By Daniel Nardini I went through Cuba and Puerto Rico when I was young. The two have in so many ways a shared history. They were colonized by Spain, and… Read more »

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

By Daniel Nardini Regardless of who really gains from the U.S. mid-term elections on November 8th, this country is so divided that it will affect just about every aspect of… Read more »

The Right Wing Politics of Fear Against Voters

The Right Wing Politics of Fear Against Voters

By Daniel Nardini As I write this, there are right wing extremists who have called upon their followers to threaten those who oversee the election process and the actual election… Read more »

Maduro’s War

Maduro’s War

By Daniel Nardini As if things in Venezuela are not bad enough, now Venezuela is going one step further in forcing companies to publish digital maps and map websites that… Read more »