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Miguel Patricio
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Letter From El Salvador
Things are getting better in El Salvador, though they were unimaginably bad not so long ago.
USA v. El Salvador: War by Other Means
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been labeled an autocrat, a dictator and a human rights violator by Republicans, Democrats and top American newspapers. The reason is clear: he is pursuing the interests of the Salvadoran people rather than that of the U.S. Embassy.
Facing Multiple Crises, Left and Right Keep El Salvador in Gridlock
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is facing a concerted attempt from the political right and putative left, who are blocking his reforms and trying to persuade the public that his administration is no different from its corrupt predecessors.
Major Corruption Cases Pile Up in El Salvador
Bond hearings were held Thursday for five powerful men accused of arms trafficking in El Salvador, with the court agreeing to release the defendants without conditions before trial.
Political Chaos Reigns in El Salvador
Last December the head of El Salvador’s extreme right-wing party, Arena, tried to persuade the National Legislature to cancel the immunity of President Nayib Bukele so that Arena boss Gustavo López Davidson could sue the president for defamation. Bukele president had said publicly that López Davidson was a crook.
How El Salvador’s Virus Fight Became a Disaster
The three-month containment orders against Covid-19 in El Salvador had been a success until a hostile National Assembly undid them. Now, new cases and deaths are soaring even throughout tiny villages, the meager isolated hamlets on rocky hillsides.
Vietnam v. Covid: The Champion of the World
The champion of the world in the fight against Covid-19, without any real competition, is Vietnam. Despite a 900-mile border with China, Vietnam mobilized and halted the spread of the virus with a mere 355 cases, all of whom recovered. No one has died from Covid-19 in a nation of 100 million people.
Salvadoran Army Helps the Poor While Coronavirus Spreads
With Covid-19 cases increasing in El Salvador after the supreme court and Legislative Assembly overturned President Nayib Bukele’s strict quarantine orders, the Salvadoran army is delivering emergency care packages to remote villages, where landless people rent land to gamble on the corn harvest.