Jake Johnston

Jake Johnston is research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Violent Protests and Government Response Leave Over 30 Dead in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's social security system is facing a budget shortfall.

May 3, 2018

The Republican budget blueprint, writes the Vermont senator, is little more than a "gift to billionaires."

October 16, 2017

The US State Department suspends electoral assistance to Haiti.

July 13, 2016

The commission faces pushback from those who provide the bulk of the funding for Haiti's elections.

April 18, 2016

Despite the support, actors have thus far failed to raise an adequate amount of funds for the eradication plan.

October 15, 2014

In the weeks prior to the election on Sunday, November 24, rights groups in Honduras began to hear about possible fraud in El Paraiso.

December 15, 2013

The international community - including the US - must stand on the side of justice and the Haitian people.

February 27, 2013