
Alejandro Velasco
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Proud Papa-Historian-Prof-Author-Naclista-Assoc Dean of Faculty @NYUGallatin/Orgulloso Papa-Historiador-Prof-Autor-Naclista-Decano de la Facultad de NYUGallatin
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http://bit.ly/LN4kiW 10-10-2012 04:11:28
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After 10 yrs of research my book on #policing #crime & #gangs in #Venezuela is now available! There's lots of bad reporting on Ven gangs (i.e. #TrendeAragua) and their ties to Maduro. Hope this book can be part of setting the record straight Oxford University Press global.oup.com/academic/produ…


It just gets better NACLA Report - check out the latest print issue, on Trans-Travesti Politics in Revolt across Latin America! With web exclusives online! Edited by Cole Rizki! Cuerpos Furiosos Trans-Travesti Politics in Revolt - Web Exclusive nacla.org/cuerpos-furios…

Incredible reporting. The USG quietly prepped the deportations to El Salvador torture prisons weeks in advance to subvert judicial oversight. And appears to have just grabbed random tattooed Venezuelan who were lawfully awaiting asylum determinations. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-the-a…


New Rubio order (leaked to me) directs the State Department to spy on student visa holders and applicants social media for "a hostile attitude toward U.S. citizens or U.S. culture (including government, institutions, or founding principles).” Order here: kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-tr…





🚨 New video! Security in Context Director, Omar S. Dahi, moderates a thought-provoking conversation between economists Firat Demir and Francisco Rodríguez, diving deep into Trump’s tariffs and their effects on the world economy. Watch the full discussion here 👇 youtu.be/ysx9JnoUgGU

It’s good that Ricardo Hausmann and Dany Bahar 🌎🎗️ have acknowledged the coding error in their paper. But their claim that their conclusions remain unchanged is simply untenable. Let’s walk through why.


Just out: I joined Firat Demir and Omar S. Dahi in a conversation hosted by Security in Context to unpack Trump’s tariffs, their political logic, and global economic impact.





Check out the editor's introduction to the Summer 2025 issue of NACLA Report! "On Isthmian Knowing: Bodies, Archives, Futures" by yours truly alongside Kaysha Corinealdi and pjlo nacla.org/isthmian-knowi…

The only acceptable response to Annie Lowrey from the Zohran Kwame Mamdani campaign youtu.be/yL9rSwrsMHw?si…
