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Odede and Posner's Find Me Unafraid
I read Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner's Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum (2015). It's pretty hard not to be impressed at the way these two young people came together and...
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Latin America Links
Every so often I try to highlight posts in blogs that I read:Mike Allison on Jimmy Morales and the executive in GuatemalaAt Honduras Culture & Politics: Trying to deal with corruption in...
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Make Latin American Leftists Great Again
Rafael Correa says he thinks a Donald Trump victory would give a boost to Latin American leftists seeking office.In an interview with the Ecuadorian Broadcasting Association, the left-wing Correa said...
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Obama's Argentina Trip Coincides with 1976 Coup Anniversary
There is growing criticism for the timing of President Obama's visit to Argentina, which falls on the 40th anniversary of the coup that launched the Dirty War. The United States was highly supportive...
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Guantánamo and Republicans
Congressman Matt Salmon tweeted that he is introducing legislation to require congressional participation in any negotiations to close Guantánamo Naval Station. This points to two things:First,...
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Anti-Politics in Chile
Adimark shows Michelle Bachelet with an approval rating of 27% (67% disapprove) and the Nueva Mayoría at 22% approve/68% disapprove.One could try to lump Bachelet in with other left or center-left...
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The End of the Cuban Baseball Leagues?
There is increasing attention to Major League Baseball's efforts to normalize its relationship with Cuba, a process that is blocked by the embargo. As this Washington Post article notes, the sticking...
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