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Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left behind

August 30, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Crispin Maslog A mad race to produce a vaccine against covid-19 has begun with the world’s superpowers leading the pack. At stake are millions of lives and billions of dollars. Among the frontrunners is the United States with its futuristic-sounding Operation Warp Speed. Europe and China also have their own leading candidate vaccines. ... <a title="Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/30/global-race-to-produce-covid-vaccines-must-ensure-poor-not-left-behind/" aria-label="Read more about Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left behind">Read more</a>

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Five key questions about Cuba in the current US election campaign

August 15, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Arturo López-Levy From Oakland, California Throughout the Democratic Party primary for the 2020 elections, for the first time all the candidates proposed a policy towards Cuba in line with the course of dialogue and exchange led by President Barack Obama in his last two years in office. ... <a title="Five key questions about Cuba in the current US election campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/15/five-key-questions-about-cuba-in-the-current-us-election-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Five key questions about Cuba in the current US election campaign">Read more</a>

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Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy

August 7, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Jorge Arreaza Montserrat From Caracas, Venezuela Elections always have an interesting effect on public policy, in particular if the person in charge of designing and implementing a certain policy is up for reelection. In politics, it is logical that an incumbent candidate decides to show successful policies ... <a title="Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/venezuela-and-trumps-irrational-electoral-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy">Read more</a>

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The US contracts out its regime change operation in Nicaragua

August 5, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage John PerryFrom Masaya, Nicaragua An extraordinary leaked document gives a glimpse of the breadth and complexity of the US government’s plan to interfere in Nicaragua’s internal affairs up to and after its presidential election in 2021. The plan,[1] a 14-page extract from a much longer document, dates from ... <a title="The US contracts out its regime change operation in Nicaragua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/05/the-us-contracts-out-its-regime-change-operation-in-nicaragua/" aria-label="Read more about The US contracts out its regime change operation in Nicaragua">Read more</a>

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Guyana: Sovereignty Imperiled by Disputed Election  

July 31, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Tamanisha J. JohnFrom Miami, Florida Guyana is facing political turmoil given that the March 2020 elections have yet to be recognized by the incumbent APNU + AFC alliance coalition government. As of July 28th 2020, the APNU + AFC alliance coalition government claims that their electoral loss ... <a title="Guyana: Sovereignty Imperiled by Disputed Election  " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/31/guyana-sovereignty-imperiled-by-disputed-election/" aria-label="Read more about Guyana: Sovereignty Imperiled by Disputed Election  ">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Evening Report – Tensions Rise Between China and USA, IS This Cold War 2.0?

July 30, 2020

EveningReport LIVE: In this week’s A View from Afar programme with political scientist and security intelligence expert, Paul G. Buchanan, we examine what’s going on in the latest rise in tensions between China and the USA. The Economist headlined this week’s antics as the US-China Cold War. Can nations like Australia and New Zealand escape ... <a title="VIDEO: Evening Report – Tensions Rise Between China and USA, IS This Cold War 2.0?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/30/coming-up-on-evening-report-tensions-rise-between-china-and-usa-is-this-cold-war-2-0/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Evening Report – Tensions Rise Between China and USA, IS This Cold War 2.0?">Read more</a>

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WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela

July 14, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed Stansfield SmithFrom Chicago Common Dreams, a liberal-left website, reposted an article by David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): Joe Biden Should Not Try to Out-Hawk Trump on Venezuela. It starts off well with the subtitle: “The first task for a Biden administration would ... <a title="WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/wolas-david-smilde-advocates-a-more-efficient-regime-change-strategy-against-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela">Read more</a>

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Bolivia`s Struggle to Restore Democracy after OAS Instigated Coup

July 10, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here Frederick B. Mills, Rita Jill Clark-Gollub, Alina Duarte From Washington DC On October 21, 2019, the Organization of American States (OAS) issued a fateful communique on the presidential elections in Bolivia: “The ... <a title="Bolivia`s Struggle to Restore Democracy after OAS Instigated Coup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/bolivias-struggle-to-restore-democracy-after-oas-instigated-coup/" aria-label="Read more about Bolivia`s Struggle to Restore Democracy after OAS Instigated Coup">Read more</a>

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Revisiting 2018 Mother’s March in Nicaragua: New Report Repeats Old Bias

July 3, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John PerryFrom Masaya, Nicaragua A report issued at the end of May repeats allegations of government repression in Nicaragua during violent protests in 2018. It was commissioned by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a body of the Organization of American States (OAS), and revives arguments ... <a title="Revisiting 2018 Mother’s March in Nicaragua: New Report Repeats Old Bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/revisiting-2018-mothers-march-in-nicaragua-new-report-repeats-old-bias/" aria-label="Read more about Revisiting 2018 Mother’s March in Nicaragua: New Report Repeats Old Bias">Read more</a>

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Fire, the Right to Breathe, and the Aesthetics of Protest in the Americas

July 1, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes and Lara Sartorio GonçalvesFrom Rio de Janeiro, Brazil It is a recurring debate. In 2011 journalist and activist Darcus Howe commented on the civil unrest that had happened in England in August of that year saying, “I don’t call it rioting. I call ... <a title="Fire, the Right to Breathe, and the Aesthetics of Protest in the Americas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/01/fire-the-right-to-breathe-and-the-aesthetics-of-protest-in-the-americas/" aria-label="Read more about Fire, the Right to Breathe, and the Aesthetics of Protest in the Americas">Read more</a>

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Colombia’s Other Pandemic: Unchecked State Violence in the Time of COVID-19

June 25, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here By Danny Shaw From NY The human rights group Indepaz reports that 800 activists have been killed in the past three and a half years in Colombia, since November 24, 2016, the ... <a title="Colombia’s Other Pandemic: Unchecked State Violence in the Time of COVID-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/colombias-other-pandemic-unchecked-state-violence-in-the-time-of-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Colombia’s Other Pandemic: Unchecked State Violence in the Time of COVID-19">Read more</a>

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Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua

June 23, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rita Jill Clark-Gollub (Washington), Erika Takeo (Managua), and Avery Raimondo (Los Angeles) “A nation that cannot feed itself is not free.” Fausto Torrez, Nicaraguan Rural Workers Association An array of UN agencies is predicting a global hunger pandemic triggered by COVID-19 lockdowns, with the head of the ... <a title="Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/feeding-the-people-in-times-of-pandemic-the-food-sovereignty-approach-in-nicaragua/" aria-label="Read more about Feeding the people in times of Pandemic: The Food Sovereignty Approach in Nicaragua">Read more</a>