“El Gobierno venezolano sigue haciendo de Estados Unidos un chivo expiatorio para sus propios propósitos domésticos, lo que limita las posibilidades de un deshielo”, apunta Eric Farnsworth de COA.

In a column for Roll Call, the Chairman of the Latino Coalition Hector Barreto refers to AS/COA and Partnership for a New American Economy Immigration and the Revival of American Cities report.

The petroleum the U.S. gets from Venezuela is “bought at market rates that probably won’t stop”, observes COA’s Eric Farnsworth as violence erupts in the South American country.

O ex-presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva escreve para o Valor Econômico sobre as perspectivas da economia brasileira e sua reunião no Conselho das Américas.

"Clearly the economic situation has deteriorated to the point where there are popular and deep frustrations with the [Venezuelan] government," points out AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini.

The Venezuelan government is “wiping out the ability of the international media to cover the marches [while it] atomizes the opposition,” comments AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini.

Compared to opposition leader Henrique Capriles, Leopoldo López has been more confrontational at rallying against the government, explains COA’s Eric Farnsworth on the growing street protests in Venezuela.