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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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