• Support MPN
Logo Logo
  • Investigations
  • Opinion & Analysis
  • Cartoons
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Language
    • 中文
    • русский
    • Español
  • GAZA Fights Back
  • Support MPN
A protester wears a mask to hide his identity, in front a defaced billboard of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife, first lady and Vice President Rosario Murillo, outside the Agrarian University in Managua, Nicaragua. Pro-government billboards have become targets for protesters. Esteban Felix | AP
 Monopolizing Death

How Washington Manipulated Nicaragua’s Death Toll to Drive Regime Change

The New Silk Road In Central America: Nicaragua Marches Forward

Wall Street banks and corporations operate with relative impunity in many Latin American countries often leading to persistent poverty. Nicaragua, determined to avoid the pitfalls suffered by her neighbors,is turning to China to help boost the local economy, and the results are promising.

November 25th, 2016
Caleb T. Maupin
November 25th, 2016
By Caleb T. Maupin
In this June 14, 2013 file photo, President Daniel Ortega, left, and Chinese businessman Wang Jing hold up a concession agreement for the construction of a multibillion-dollar canal at the Casa de los Pueblos in Managua. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

(Analysis) -- Proponents of Western capitalism tend to talk a lot about “development.” If one reads the publications of the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund, or writings of economists like Milton Friedman and Jeffrey Sachs, one gets the impression that Western corporations are helping impoverished countries by doing business with

Read Full Article

  • Contact Us
  • Archives
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
© 2022 MintPress News