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‘Demagogue populism’ threatens human rights
The rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe poses a dangerous threat to basic rights protections while…
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Can Donald Trump and Raúl Castro make a good deal?
Cuba operates as if it had two parties, President Raúl Castro joked in his main report to the Seventh Congress…
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Will the 2017 Glass Be Half Full in the Americas?
2017 entered world stage under the sad and horrific shadow of the Aleppo genocide. In the Americas, however, 2017 seems…
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What the muck of walden pond tells us about our planet
At Walden Pond, the ecological changes revealed in the sediments of the last century were more extreme than anything in…
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Who’s really placing limits on free speech?
At least three times in the past six months, state legislators have threatened to cut the budget of the University…
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The End of the World? In Brazil, It’s Already Here
A constitutional amendment passed by the Senate last month is being called “the end of the world” amendment by its…
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A Change towards More Authoritarianism in Venezuela
The appointment of Tareck El Aissami as Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela can only be useful to…
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Why Do people not comply with the law in Latin America?
There is an abysmal difference in people’s attitude before the law. For example, people in Germany and in the United…
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Brazil’s Deadly Prison System
Part of the reason prison violence is so common in Brazil is that conditions in most of the country’s penitentiaries…
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In 2016, Brazil and the U.S. were mirror images of dysfunction
During the first half of 2016, as Brazil staggered through a corruption investigation, a painful recession and the impeachment of…
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