Incumbent President — and former guerilla leader during the Sandinista revolution — Daniel Ortega, of Nicaragua, powered to a third term in government, writes Leo Codutti, a freelance correspondent in South America.
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Che Guevara’s granddaughter poses nude for PETA
Just when you think PETA’s publicity stunts can’t get any kookier: they have enlisted Che Guevara’s granddaughter, Lydia Guevara, to pose wearing only a beret and carrot-filled bandoleer with the slogan “Start a Vegetarian Revolution”.
Robert Manne asks: Why does Gerard Henderson lie?
There are lies, damn lies, and Gerard Henderson. He is in a category of his own, writes Robert Manne.
Thornley’s fecund ‘demos’ rising
So Evan Thornley thinks people should be granted votes based on the number of children they have. Clearly crazy but I’d still love to see it pass for the sheer fun of watching how this would be administered, says Guy Rundle.
