Latin America Turns Left Over the past 20 years many Latin American nations have changed course from a neoliberal political system to one more aligned towards the specter of left wing. “A significant part of Latin America is now governed by political movements and governments that define themselves as “left-wing” or are classified as such by external observers.” (Moon) Furthermore, the change in political direction was classified by 3 factors; “1) oppose sitting presidents by mobilizing economic and political discontent; 2) be able to bring together a large and socially heterogeneous constituency in the context of fragmented societies; and 3) having a charismatic leader who was able to achieve 2 while pursuing 1.” (Moon) These dramatic changes originally began as protests against the lack of integration and equality within neoliberal governments. Over time, these movements gained momentum and eventually led to notable change throughout the Latin American region. “Lula in Brazil, Nestor Kirchner in Argentina, Tabare Vasquez in Uruguay, Michelle Bachelet in Chile, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and Rafael Correa in Ecuador”. (Lynch) According to Maxwel A. Cameron, this succession to left-wing politics occurred because of disenchantment with neoliberalism, the poor performance of democratic governments, and the decline of US influence in the Western Hemisphere, which created opportunities for left across the region. " (Cameron) One of the major failures of the neoliberal political system has been its failure to guarantee political equality and, perhaps more importantly, economic equality. “There is a fundamental contradiction between a regime based on political equality like democracy… halfway through the paper… and the points they were trying to make Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that a good portion of the material written in this article was simply beyond my ability to understand and focused more on understanding. of the main ideas rather than understanding all the supporting details. Both authors have lived, studied, and worked as professors in Latin America and have numerous awards and credentials in the field. Works Cited Cameron, Maxwell A. "The Left Turns of Latin America: Beyond Good and Evil". Third World Quarterly, March 2009, Vol. 30 Number 2.Lynch, Nicolas. “What the Left Means in Latin America Today.” Constellations: An International Journal of Critical and Democratic Theory, September 2007, Vol. 14 Number 3.Luna, Juan Pablo; Filgueira, Fernando. “The left turns into multiple paradigmatic crises.” Third World Quarterly, March 2009, vol. 30 Edition 2.