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El American informs about the most relevant news from South America related to politics, economy, culture, and society.
Pennsylvania Court Orders FARC to Pay $36 Million for Betancourt Kidnapping
Ingrid Betancourt, now 61, was kidnapped in February 2002 during a visit to an area in southern Colombia as part of her presidential campaign.
Recapping Colombia’s Accomplishments in 2021
According to The Economist, Colombia ranked first in the global normality indicator, confirming that the Colombian economy will achieve a recovery, surpassing pre-pandemic indicators
GETTR Spanish-Language Sign-Ups Explode 571% in 2022
"We are very excited by the huge interest in our platform from Latin America and cannot wait to bring our fight for free speech to the region very soon," GETTR CEO Jason Miller told El American.
A Peronist Argentina Will Always Be Doomed to Fail
We must adequately read our own history in order not to repeat the mistakes caused by "Justicialism" and its imitators
The Price of Polarization and How We Lost Chile to Socialism
Surprisingly for some, Chile opted for regression and underdevelopment. But perhaps this election is simply the awakening of a monster that we couldn’t pinpoint on time
Schumpeter and Lesson’s from Chile’s Debacle
Economist Joseph Schumpeter predicted that as voting rights are extended, politicians would lure the poor class into voting for socialism, leading to a complete overturn of the capitalist system—despite the economic successes of the latter system. Chile serves as the latest example of this chilling, but demonstrably true, theory
Blinken Congratulates Marxist Gabriel Boric on Presidential Victory in Chile
Boric has promised, as part of his government program, to rewrite the Chilean constitution in order to turn the country towards a socialist economy
Marco Rubio: Biden Keeps Losing the War Against China in Latin America
We need strong efforts against the CCP's plan to expand its communist influence in Latin America
Lessons from Communism’s Victory in Chile
On Dec. 19, Chileans elected radical leftist Gabriel Boric as their next president. There had not been a radical communist in the Palacio de la Moneda since 1973
Socialists and Communists of the World Support Gabriel Boric As President of Chile
Friends of Maduro's tyranny, statist economists and communist philosophers have joined their voices to support Gabriel Boric