AMLO and Trump after the visit
This is a good time to bring forth a better perspective about the optics and politics of Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) visit to DC and his meetings with President Trump.
Leopoldo Martínez
FOUNDER | A Venezuelan-American, Leopoldo is an international lawyer, writer, social entrepreneur, and a former Congressman in Venezuela. He is the Founder of the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas, IQLatino and the Principal of LMN Consulting, LLC.
Leopoldo Martínez is a member the Democratic National Committee (DNC), as well as one of the Deputy Finance Chairs; and a founding Board Member of Latino Victory Project , chairing the National Committee. He served on the Board of the Small Business Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia and sits on the Board of Visitors of the University Mary Washington in Virginia, where he Chairs the Administration, Advancement, Finance and Facilities Committee.
Leopoldo served in the Government Transition Committee for the 73rd Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam.
Leopoldo Martínez is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs.
La falla del liderazgo de los Estados Unidos al abordar la pandemia de COVID-19
El manejo de la crisis de la pandemia establece un fuerte contraste entre el liderazgo de los Estados Unidos y el de la Unión Europea.
The U.S. leadership’s failure in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic crisis management draws a sharp contrast between the leadership of the United States and that of the European Union.
Días de independencia: la experiencia del Venezolano-Americano
Los ciudadanos Venezolano-Americanos en los Estados Unidos tenemos un privilegio, conmemorar en un mismo viaje la independencia de nuestra nación adoptiva, con la de nuestra siempre amada Venezuela. Por casualidad conmemoramos el 4 y el 5 de Julio juntitos.
Independence Days: The Venezuelan-American Experience
Venezuelan-American citizens in the United States have a privilege, to commemorate side by side the independence of our adoptive nation, with that of our always loved Venezuela. By chance, we commemorate the 4th and 5th of July together.
Healthcare: the right Trump is attempting to repeal
In the National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius ruling, 567 US 519 (2012), the United States Supreme Court determined the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare). In its decision, the highest court expressly considered constitutional…
La salud, un derecho que Trump pretende convertir en un revés
El gobierno de Trump está insistiendo ante la Corte Suprema de Justicia para que esta vuelva a revisar la constitucionalidad de Obamacare, la cual ya aprobó en el 2012.
Joe Biden será el mejor aliado para la democracia en Venezuela
Biden se ha comprometido a otorgar el estatus de protección migratoria temporal a los venezolanos, así como ha expresado categóricamente que «el objetivo primordial de los Estados Unidos debe ser presionar por una salida democrática en Venezuela».
Joe Biden will be the best ally for Venezuela’s democracy
Biden has pledged to grant TPS to Venezuelans and has also stated categorically that "the primary objective of the United States should be to push for a democratic solution in Venezuela."
SCOTUS brings hope, saying DREAMers are here to stay.
On June 18, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled against Trump’s decision to terminate DACA in 2017, ending years of agony for the great Dreamers that live in the U.S. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion that the Department…