Venezuela's Story: Democratic Paths to Authoritarianism
Once considered one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Venezuela is now a country in crisis. Two men claim to be president, inflation runs rampant, citizens suffer from intense food and ...
The Italian Mafia and the Move Upstream
Italian involvement in the cocaine trade even pre-dates the rise of the Colombian cartels, with records of mafia members arrested in Brazil for cocaine trafficking as far back as 1972. But at first ..
How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America
An arbitration treaty signed in the United States was bathed in controversy, with Venezuela rejecting it (according to Betty Jane Kissler in her 1972 study on the Venezuela-Guyana boundary ...
How Socialism Wiped Out Venezuela's Spectacular Oil Wealth
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves and yet the country has run out of gasoline. The socialist government has lost the capacity to extract oil from the ground or refine it into a ...
Venezuela opposition says police illegally detain ex-legislator
He is recognized by the United States and other countries in the region as Venezuela's legitimate president. The information ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Maduro's ...
Some Things Never Change
The murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic games was one of the most infuriating terrorist acts in modern history. But that isn’t how it is recalled by most Palestinians; rather ...
The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot
14 Instituto de Zoología y Ecología Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. 15 Colección Ornitológica Phelps, Caracas, Venezuela. 16 Biodiversity Institute, University of ...
Obituary: Leobardo Perez-Rivas, 1942‑2021
He was born near the Andes in a little village called Pueblo Nuevo in the state of Merida, Venezuela, on September 12, 1942. His life was cut short while living in Seville, Spain, when he became ...
Ralph Reed: Trump, Pompeo human rights agenda strong in face of abuses across the globe
And Trump’s tough stance on Communist China signaled the most dramatic shift in Sino-American relations since Nixon’s diplomatic opening to Beijing in 1972. For decades China has stolen the ...
Paul Colombo Group: Rio Crystal
(Muse Records, 1972). When Colombo heard Martino's sound, the then fifteen year old aspiring musician's path to jazz artistry came into focus. The keyboardist on Martino's 1972 LP was Ron Thomas, who ...
Pioneering US actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96
Known best for Emmy-winning television movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and her Academy-nominated turn in 1972 film “Sounder,” Tyson’s acting career spanned seven decades and often ...
Credit Acceptance Announces Extension of Revolving Secured Warehouse Facility
Description of Credit Acceptance Corporation Since 1972, Credit Acceptance has offered financing programs that enable automobile dealers to sell vehicles to consumers, regardless of their credit ...