After the deadly clashes along Venezuela's borders this past weekend, authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro still looks firmly entrenched in power. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó is recognized by the United States and more than 50 other countries as Venezuela's legitimate president. And now he says "all options" - even U.S. military intervention - should be considered to topple Maduro's socialist regime. WLRN's Christine DiMattei and Tim Padgett talked about where the Venezuela crisis stands now

After Border Bust, Will U.S. and Guaidó Stop Rattling Sabers – And Let Sanctions Work?

In South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean are a local story - and the Latin America Report, which was a weekly WLRN feature from 2013 to 2023, looked at how the two often intersected and affected each other politically, economically and culturally. Its award-winning reports included the six-part Migration Maze series, which examined new U.S. policies to address illegal immigration at its source in Central America instead of at the border; the three-part series Escape From Venezuela, examining the Venezuelan refugee crisis in South America and Venezuelan exile efforts to alleviate it; and reporting from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria 2017, which revealed how Florida Puerto Ricans essentially filled the aid needs that U.S. relief efforts couldn’t.

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After Border Bust, Will U.S. and Guaidó Stop Rattling Sabers – And Let Sanctions Work?

After Border Bust, Will U.S. and Guaidó Stop Rattling Sabers – And Let Sanctions Work?

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