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Mauricio Ríos—founder of Crusoe Research and a macroeconomic analyst—explains in this podcast episode how Bolivia has become a narco paradise. He contends most of the people in Bolivia work in the informal economy, specifically in black markets. Black markets have been growing in Bolivia due to excessive taxes, regulations on the labor market, lack of respect for private property, and investors fl...

Fergus Hodgson—managing editor of the Impunity Observer—hosted the first live roundtable discussion about the riots in Ecuador. Paz Gómez and Mauro Echeverría—analysts on the ground—explained the riots’ consequences for the country. Ecuador’s risk premium doubled during the riots, making the Andean country less attractive to local and foreign investors. In addition, President Guillermo Lasso faces...

Analysis of the Steve Bannon Trial | Steve Hecht by Impunity Observer

Steve Hecht: "Guatemalans saw the disaster of politicized justice and are now trying to free themselves from State Department domination."

The Zones of Employment and Economic Development (ZEDEs) in Honduras have already proved effective in attracting foreign capital and importing socioeconomic institutions for prosperity. For Ryan Berg, senior fellow for the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), ZEDEs also offer diplomatic leverage for the United States to counteract Chinese expansion in the...

In April 2022, the Honduran Congress repealed the law that created the Zones of Economic Development and Employment (ZEDEs). The measure has raised doubts about the state of the ongoing ZEDEs and future investments in the country. In this podcast episode, Nicholas C. Dranias—the general counsel at Honduras Próspera Inc.—and Humberto N. Macias—the deputy general counsel at Honduras Próspera Inc. an...

Jessica Vaughan of the Center for Immigration Studies joins us to explain why illegal immigration is ballooning in the United States under Joe Biden—despite available infrastructure and technology to tackle the challenge. She also analyzes a potential withdrawal of Title 42, which allows swift deportations of illegal arrivals in the United States. It suggests even higher levels of illegal flows in...

In an exclusive interview, Colombian Senator María Fernanda Cabal addresses the country’s major challenges, especially foreign interference. She also reflects on running for president against leftist candidate and former guerrilla member Gustavo Petro. Cabal shares why she supports and has confidence in former Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez over Petro in the May 29 presidential election. Show n...

Foreign organizations are heavily involved in Guatemala’s internal affairs. Nicholas Virzi explains how the US State Department, a member of the G13, is one of the most influential, aggressive, and dominant of the bunch. Virzi’s concern is that foreign intervention is counterproductive, since it impedes economic development and stability. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2022/03/24/how-the...

The Costa Rican presidential elections held on February 6 had a record-breaking 25 candidates amid major government corruption scandals. Juan Diego Sánchez, PhD, a lawyer, professor, and columnist explains the political situation in Costa Rica. Furthermore, he analyzes the electoral process, corruption cases, and the April 3, 2022 runoff election between Figueres and Chaves. Show notes: https://im...

La designación de Gloria Porras por parte de la Universidad San Carlos como magistrada ante la Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala se ha paralizado por irregularidades. José Luis González Dubón, abogado, catedrático y doctor guatemalteco en derecho, explica las objeciones legales, las denuncias de presiones y cómo podría terminar el caso. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2022/01/05/us...

Guatemala remains mired in poverty, violence, and dependence on remittances from its migrant population. Martin Barillas, a journalist and former US diplomat, explores the causes and offers a way out. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2021/12/08/how-can-guatemala-escape-dependency/

La historia de Guatemala y Centroamérica es un campo de batalla cultural entre conservadores y progresistas, principalmente. Carlos Sabino y María Lorena Castellanos, historiadores y catedráticos en universidades guatemaltecas, explican cómo estos grupos tergiversan sucesos como la colonización, la independencia, los conflictos armados y los gobiernos dictatoriales para fines políticos e ideológic...

En una entrevista exclusiva con Impunity Observer, la fiscal general María Consuelo Porras argumentó que el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU. y sus aliados están involucrados en una campaña para desacreditar a la institución que representa: “Ellos están obstruyendo la justicia en Guatemala,” presumiblemente para tomar el control junto con un un selecto grupo de aliados progresistas. https://impuni...

Nicaragua's road to serfdom under strongman Daniel Ortega has mesmerized observers. Marco Navarro-Genie, a Nicaraguan political scientist living in Canada, explains how the Sandinistas took over the country and whether the United States should brace for another wave of Central American migrants. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2021/10/12/nicaraguas-untold-story-under-daniel-ortega/

In the inaugural episode of our podcast, Steve Hecht explains what led him to found the Impunity Observer after living in Guatemala for decades and what stories the mainstream media in the United States are failing to cover. Show notes: https://impunityobserver.com/2021/09/22/the-need-for-alternative-media-in-central-america/

IO Podcast: How Biden Will Fund Criminal Socialists in Guatemala by Impunity Observer

By Steve Hecht.

Listen to Steve Hecht on the Steve Gruber Show discussing why the fight against electoral fraud is a fight against totalitarianism, and Trump’s efforts to expose it are noble. Aired on December 8, 2020: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-vuy25-f46ab9

Niger Innis of the "Wayne Allyn Root Show" interviews Impunity Observer's Editor-at-Large Steven Hecht on October 26, 2020.

Interview on "Ringside Politics" with Jeff Crouere on WGS0 990 AM, New Orleans. October 20, 2020. https://wgso.com/ringside-politics-october-20th-2020/

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Niger Innis interviews Impunity Observer's Editor-at-Large Steven Hecht on September 28, 2020. "Wayne Allyn Root: Raw & Unfiltered," 790 KBET Las Vegas.

Listen to Steve Hecht on the Joyce Kaufman Show discussing his article regarding Obama controlling the democratic party and attempting to control and win the election. Aired on August 7, 2020: https://www.podcastone.com/episode/The-Joyce-Kaufman-Show-8-7-2020

Author David Landau explains how his new book on Cuban history, "Brothers from Time to Time," came about. Get the book and read excerpts: https://impunityobserver.com/brothers/