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Cuba Liberalizes Economy as Economic Crisis and Protests Grow

Cuba Liberalizes Economy as Economic Crisis and Protests Grow

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In a major departure from established economic policy, the Cuban government has announced it will allow foreign investors into Cuba’s retail and wholesale industries for the first time since Fidel Castro nationalized those industries in 1969. The move comes as Cuba faces one of its worst economic crises and a new wave of protests against […]

Chile’s Student-Protester Generation Plays With Constitutional Chaos

Chile’s Student-Protester Generation Plays With Constitutional Chaos

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Augusto Pinochet’s legacy hasn’t aged well in the era of cancel culture (and for good reason). However, it’s fair to say that Chile’s current, pro-free market constitution, drafted in 1980 during his regime, has served the country well, bringing staggering economic success by Latin American and even global standards. But in an October 2020 referendum, […]