Posts By: Mike Samras
Mike earned degrees in political science and journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating from college in 2006, Mike joined the Peace Corp and spent two and half years living and working in El Salvador. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in political management at George Washington University.
October 9, 2018 > Staff
Transgender and Indigenous Candidates Break Glass Ceiling in Brazilian elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL : Despite the near victory of the far right in Sunday’s election with presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro entering the runoff election as the frontrunner, indigenous […] Read More >
October 8, 2018 > Staff
Bolsonaro snatches the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL: A contentious presidential race in Brazil reached its conclusion yesterday as the votes began tallying in. Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate from the Social Liberal […] Read More >
October 5, 2018 > Staff
Federal Judge Puts Temporary Hold on Trump’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: Immigrants and immigrant rights groups celebrated a new California federal court decision blocking the Trump administration’s plans to stop renewing the legal status of […] Read More >
October 4, 2018 > Staff
Peru Revokes Fujimori’s Pardon
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA PERU: The Supreme Court annulled the controversial 2017 pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori, handing down a new “location and capture” order that would have the […] Read More >
October 3, 2018 > Staff
Audit finds failures in border separations
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA THE BORDER : A government audit stated that the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy was “plagued” with “lack of preparation, resource shortfalls and communication failures.” The […] Read More >
October 2, 2018 > Staff
Canada joins US and Mexico in trade deal to replace NAFTA
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL: The United States, Mexico and Canada have decided to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with a new trade deal. The latest round of […] Read More >
October 1, 2018 > Staff
Journalistic Investigation Reveals How Illegal Timber Ransacks Amazon Forest
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA AMAZONIA: An international team of journalists has shed light on the mechanisms that traffickers use to ship illegal timber out of the Amazon jungle — where more […] Read More >
September 28, 2018 > Staff
Mexicans Indignant over Light Sentence in Infamous Corruption Case
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICO: President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador channeled the general outrage in the Gulf state of Veracruz yesterday, dismissing former Governor Javier Duarte’s nine-year sentence on organized […] Read More >
September 27, 2018 > Staff
Venezuela Under Fire at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA VENEZUELA: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, five South American presidents and the Canadian prime minister met to sign a joint letter […] Read More >
September 26, 2018 > Staff
Trump Criticizes Venezuela at UN General Assembly
TODAY IN LATIN AMERICA UNITED STATES: President Donald Trump spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday, advancing his “America First” policy and lauding his work with […] Read More >