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Falling Oil Prices Hit Venezuela, Russia, and Iran Hard

Falling Oil Prices Hit Venezuela, Russia, and Iran Hard

VIA “washingtonpost.com” by Jackson Diehl As oil prices continued to plunge last week, it was instructive to watch the disparate reactions of three governments whose whopping losses are likely to produce some of the biggest international stories of 2015. There was the panicked scrambling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who skipped his own state of […]

A voice from inside the Venezuelan Revolution #IAmYourVoiceVenezuela

A voice from inside the Venezuelan Revolution #IAmYourVoiceVenezuela

This is an anonymous Facebook post by a Venezuelan resident…. Dear Friends around the world, For a very long time you’ve seen me talk about the situation in my country, and how that situation has gotten worst by the second and how now Venezuela suffers from a terrible economic, social and political crisis. Throughout this […]

The World Cup’s role in the emergence of Brazil’s economy

The World Cup’s role in the emergence of Brazil’s economy

  In a few short months one of  biggest shows on earth will be touring the country of Brazil. The FIFA world cup will take place in 12 hot cities within the country and looked at with a proper lense, this has the potential to be the fuel that the country needs to gain momentum and compete with other […]