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It’s a secret to no one that Latin America doesn’t have a rich history of stable democracies or economies. Guatemala is one of many Latin American countries that have struggled throughout history to maintain a fair democracy, societal stability, and a buoyant economy.
Photo courtesy of ABC News On March 24, Thailand had its first democratic election since the 2014 coup that put its military in power. All 500…
Photo courtesy of BBC News From its inception, WikiLeaks has operated in a hazy realm between journalism and activism, a prime example of the transformative power…
Photo courtesy of EUobserver Ever since the 1989 Color Revolutions, Eastern Europe has towed the line between authoritarianism and democracy. Since the early 1990s, emigration from…
Photo courtesy of the New York Post The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a ‘budget’ as “a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures.” Unfortunately, New York…
A child walking through the flood waters resulting from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Picture Courtesy of CGTN Africa. On March 14 and 15 of this year,…
US army specialist Jessica Walker from Killingworth, shares a hug with an Afghan child at a girl scout meeting in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of…
President Trump addresses his cabinet and the press. Photo courtesy of Reuters. Perhaps the most entertaining of the many new phenomena stirred into existence by Trump’s…
Traffic near Grand Central Station. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Update: As of April 1, the State Legislature and Gov. Cuomo passed the 2020 budget, congestion…
Migrants under the Paso Del Norte Bridge. Photo courtesy of the New York Times. The American dream is still very much a phantom at the end…