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El Periodico USA Opinion September 4, 2024

US must act to isolate Venezuela’s regime

Andres Oppenheimer More than a month has passed since Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro stole the July 28 elections, and the
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El Periodico USA Featured September 4, 2024

Mexico’s slide into semi-dictatorship will threaten U.S. trade, border security

Andres Oppenheimer When we think about Latin American dictatorships, the first countries that come to mind are — rightly so
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El Periodico USA Opinion August 28, 2024

As Trump slides in polls, his attacks on immigrants become increasingly delusional

Andres Oppenheimer It’s unclear whether Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ current rise in the polls will last until the November elections,
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El Periodico USA Opinion August 27, 2024

This man predicted all recent presidential election winners. Will he be right this time?

Andres Oppenheimer Allan J. Lichtman, the American University historian who predicted the outcome of virtually all recent U.S. elections and
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El Periodico USA Featured August 27, 2024

Human rights leaders demand action: Why is the ICC delaying Maduro’s arrest warrant?

Andres Oppenheimer A key missing piece in U.S. and Latin American pressures to get Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to allow
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El Periodico USA Featured August 13, 2024

Harris made a risky bet by picking Walz. It will put immigration at center stage

Andres Oppenheimer Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris made a risky bet by picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
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El Periodico USA Featured August 13, 2024

Maduro’s post-election fraud plan is to distract and delay. But it’s not working

Andres Oppenheimer Many people are asking themselves what Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s plans to do in the face of growing
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El Periodico USA Featured August 7, 2024

Maduro’s election fraud: the biggest scandal in Latin America’s recent memory

Andres Oppenheimer In my four decades of covering Latin America, I have seen many electoral frauds. But what happened July
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El Periodico USA Opinion August 6, 2024

Bravo for Biden for recognizing Venezuela’s opposition win

Andres Oppenheimer Mexico, Brazil and Colombia will pay a heavy price for their wavering stands on Venezuela’s July 28 electoral
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El Periodico USA Opinion July 30, 2024

Venezuela’s dictator faces unexpected hurdles to rig Sunday’s elections

Andres Oppenheimer Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro may find it harder than expected to steal the July 28 elections. Although he
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