FPIF Regions: Latin America & Caribbean

Right-Wing Think Tank: Hispanics Welfare Queens Like Blacks

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:48:55 -0400

A study by the Heritage Foundation maintained that Hispanic immigrants are deficient in I.Q. and thus disposed to rely on "government handouts."

President Obama Tries to Pass Guantanamo Closure Buck to Congress

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:03:23 -0400

As the Guantanamo hunger strike widens, the president deflects blame.

It's Time to Delist Cuba

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:44:25 -0400

Come off it--Cuba is not a 'state sponsor of terrorism.'

U.S. Efforts to Block Democracy in Venezuela Harm Hemispheric Relations

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:34:32 -0400

The U.S. government stands alone among major world governments in refusing to recognize the results of the recent Venezuelan presidential election

April 22 Brown Bag on Venezuela's Electoral System

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:26 -0400

The presentations of Dan Kovalik and Alex Main, who served as official international election observers for Venezuela's April 14, 2013 presidential election.

Guatemala's Progress Toward Rule of Law Buckles as Judge Annuls Genocide Trial

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:05:50 -0400

Power and politics have their effect on Guatemala's historic genocide trial.

In Guatemala, A Mass Grave for the Truth

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:57:03 -0400

In a week of remarkable events and reversals in Guatemala, the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt came to an abrupt halt on April 18.

A Post-Castro Era Looms for Cuba

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:53:20 -0400

The opportunity to redesign U.S. policy towards Cuba will not last forever.

The Beyonce Effect

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:53:23 -0400

Welcome, Beyonce and Jay-Z, to the club of those anathematized and cursed by the McCarthyist embargo supporters.

Wrong Choice, Again

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:49:51 -0400

Pope Francis' passivity in the face of the brutal Argentine military government fails to inspire confidence.