April 23, 2012
Tags:
New York Times, Post Academic Stress Disorder
For those interested in a satiric break and an alternative look at local politics, check out the
New York Times today on my new novel,
Post Academic Stress Disorder. The paper writes,
Post Academic Stress Disorder is a "wry novel about the anarchists, spiritualists, health nuts, pet lovers, and pie-throwers of the East Village." To read the full interview, click
here.
April 18, 2012
Tags:
Hugo Chavez, Henrique Capriles Radonski, Brazil, Venezuela, Venezuelan Election 2012
Just made an appearance on al-Jazeera English on Sunday, though unfortunately it does not seem to be available on the internet. The discussion centered around the upcoming Venezuelan election and the ramifications of Hugo Chavez's illness upon domestic politics as well as the international left. I said that Chavez made a big mistake by not grooming a successor about six years ago, which jeopardizes the whole "Bolivarian" project. From there, we got into the issue of the pitfalls of populism and the idea of the charismatic leader. If Chavez should falter, the most immediate beneficiary will probably be Brazil, and I have decidedly mixed feelings about this. In my next and upcoming article, I highlight these concerns in light of secret correspondence involving the U.S., Brazil and Argentina.
April 13, 2012
Tags:
U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, WikiLeaks, Ollanta Humala, cocaleros, Evo Morales, Brazil, Summit of the Americas, Joe Biden, drug war
To read the article, click
here.
April 11, 2012
Tags:
WikiLeaks, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Sinopec, Sinochem, Persian Gulf, Straits of Malacca, Straits of Hormuz
To read the article, click
here.
For earlier articles, click
here.