May 02 Watch Bolivia Moves to Nationalize Oil and Gas Industries Bolivian President Evo Morales sent troops to gas fields on Monday after nationalizing the gas and oil industries. The European Union warned the move could put additional pressure on energy markets. Two policy researchers discuss the reasons behind the decree… Continue watching
Jan 01 Brazil Inaugurates Leftist President "If at the end of my mandate all Brazilians have the possibility to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, I will have fulfilled the mission of my life," Silva said. Continue reading
Aug 23 Brazil Threatens to Manufacture Patented AIDS Drug Despite ongoing negotiations with an AIDS drug manufacturer, Brazil announced that they will strip the company's patent and start producing the drug unless prices drop by 40 percent. Continue reading