Venezuela has postponed today’s presidential inauguration as Hugo Chávez remains hospitalized in Cuba. The Venezuelan Supreme Court says Chávez is still president, but the opposition is calling for a caretaker government and new elections. We host a debate on Chávez’s presidency and what is next for Venezuela with Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and Miguel Tinker Salas, a Venezuelan-born professor at Pomona College and author of the forthcoming book, “Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know.” [includes rush transcript]

Source: Democracy Now!

Excerpt: Venezuela is about to commemorate a historic event: not the probable replacement of Hugo Chávez, but rather the 1914 […]

Source: The New York Times

Comentarios del autor durante la presentación del libro “A la sombra de las águilas. Sonora y la transformación de la frontera durante el Porfiriato” (2010, FCE, COLSON), realizada el 2 de febrero de 2012.
La presentación fue realizada en el marco del 30 Aniversario del Colson.

Source: El Colegio De Sonora

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is denouncing what he calls an attempted coup against him by members of Ecuador’s armed forces. Protesting police and armed forces stormed Congress, blocked roads and took control of the airport. Correa was trapped inside a hospital for twelve hours before armed forces loyal to him stormed the building and rescued him. [includes rush transcript]

Source: Democracy Now!

Struggling with an increase in violent crime amidst an economic downturn, the US state of Arizona is making an all out effort to tackle illegal immigration. Now the state’s governor has signed a controversial new legislation. Is Arizona’s controversial law an effective answer to illegal immigration or a means of legalised racial profiling?

Source: Al Jazeera English

Miguel Tinker Salas: Collapse of traditional economy created the space for the cartels to grow

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