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DemocracyElectionsHealth and Social ProgramsMedicareSocial SecurityUnited States Trump’s Republican Party Is Still the Republican Party: You Should Worry About Your Social Security and Medicare

What is the Republican Party today? Any answer has to start with Donald Trump, who has a grip on the Republican Party that is perhaps unprecedented in the modern era.

Mark Weisbrot / THE SACRAMENTO BEE / March 08, 2024

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DemocracyElectionsLatin America and the CaribbeanPeru Peru’s Unpopular President Remains a Threat to Its People

Peru’s unelected president, Dina Boluarte, remains in office despite abysmal approval ratings and calls for elections. Authoritarianism and repression are all the government has left.

Francesca Emanuele / JACOBIN / March 05, 2024

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CubaDemocracyElectionsImmigrationMexicoSanctionsUS Foreign PolicyVenezuela Biden’s Sanctions Problem

Biden’s own policies are a “root cause” driving migration to the US.

Alexander Main / February 29, 2024

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CARICOMDemocracyHaitiLatin America and the CaribbeanUS Foreign PolicyVenezuela Haiti News Round-Up No. 13: More Countries Pledge Support for Kenyan-Led Intervention, But Questions Remain

The US and other countries continue to push for an intervention force to Haiti, even as some CARICOM members call for Haiti's de facto PM to step aside.

Jake Johnston Chris François / February 28, 2024