Abortion under attack
All women should have a right to abort if their pregnancies are the product of rape or put their lives at risk, or if their unborn babies suffer severe deformities.…
All women should have a right to abort if their pregnancies are the product of rape or put their lives at risk, or if their unborn babies suffer severe deformities.…
Colombia’s neglectful attitude toward education is hampering its economy. Student protests may be misguided, but they raise important points about the country’s budget priorities. In recent weeks, students throughout Colombia…
Finally U.S. politicians have understood that the War on Drugs and by extension Plan Colombia has failed. As it was to be expected the Colombian government swiftly refuted this view.…
Moises Wasserman, headmaster of Colombia’s National University was kept inside his car against his liberty for six hours. As he attempted to leave campus, a group of 300 students surrounded…
The Colombian government has, for the most part, ignored the frustrations of the country’s growing victims’ organizations. Now, these groups are speaking directly to the international community and transforming the…
Last Monday was a holiday in Colombia. It was dia de la raza (day of ethnicity), what the North American neighbors call Columbus day, although its origins are different. Nevertheless,…
Agricultural subsidies are a nasty thing. They are a source of government waste, inexplicable tax money handouts for a few, an affront to the free market principles that are essential…
Contrary to popular belief, primary elections were a step forward for Colombia’s opposition parties, but internal divisions hamper efforts to produce a Presidential contender for 2010. Last month, Colombia’s main…
Imagine you are the CEO of a big multinational who wants to start operating in Latin America. You want to open one branch in a large South American country…