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Why US-backed aid to Venezuela harkens back to a dark history of covert operations
Under self-appointed interim President Juan Guaidó, Venezuela is poised to accept US humanitarian aid into the beleaguered country. But the history of US intervention in Latin America under the banner of democracy is fraught with connections to crimes against humanity.
Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua
Over the past year, the US Border Patrol has apprehended tens of thousands of Central American children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. So why are kids from Nicaragua, the region’s poorest country, staying at home?
Nicaraguans mourn death of Sandinista founder Tomás Borge
Tomás Borge, the last living co-founder of the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, died on Monday in his home country. Borge has been imprisoned and tortured by Nicaragua’s dictator, only to take control of the prisons after a revolution and use the same techniques.
Nicaragua’s gold mining industry is booming, boosting country’s economy
As the price of gold stays at record high levels, it’s caused a resurgence in the mining industry in Nicaragua. One of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest countries, it’s enjoyed the greatest growth in GDP in recent years because of gold mining.
