Lebanese editor Louay and former-Intern Ruis discuss the ongoing problems facing both Venezuela and Lebanon and how economic mismanagement and political leadership continue to damage the country.

We still have, until today, secret prisons where Moroccans and non-Moroccans are being tortured day and night. Yes… the U.S. has recently admitted to subcontracting torture in Morocco (Temara). They send ‘bad people’ to us and we ‘take care’ of them.

At that time, I would have not thought twice about investing all my time, energy, and future in building my homeland. But after 9 years, I have finally realized that so much more is needed to change a country ridden with such tyranny, corruption, injustice, and oppression.

Lining Jerusalem’s Balfour Street every Saturday night are furious Israelis who chant slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protests, which began in July 2020, have continued throughout the summer are a culmination of a political crossroads caused by Netanyahu’s three criminal cases and the mismanagement of the Coronavirus crisis.