"The [Venezuelan] opposition is going to try to set up a parallel government in a bid for international recognition. Maduro will likely overreact by tossing the leaders in jail," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth. 

AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth argued that the July 30 constituent assembly vote would "give the government the opportunity to turn Venezuela into a one-party state without any of the trappings of democracy."

"I'm not convinced [the U.S. government is] going to move forward to sanction [Venezuela's] energy sector," commented AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth. 

Erick Meyenberg: The wheel bears no resemblance to a leg at Americas Society is documented in an ominous 16-minute video, slickly edited to reflect on modern Mexican society as a machine powered by the mechanisms of the state.

"The government of Venezuela has been very good at saying what it is going to do and then doing it," said Eric Farnsworth on the July 30 vote to rewrite the country’s 1999 constitution.

AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth commented on the crisis in Venezuela, saying "I would call Venezuela a failing state."

Huffington Post quotes article by AS/COA’s Brian Winter on Lula's lasting legacy in Brazil.