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A dangerous sequel: Argentina’s Kirchner plans presidential return
Argentine tango performances have short intermissions, with little lagtime between the first and second acts. Likewise, former president Cristina Fernández…
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Truth, justice and declassification: Secret archives show US helped Argentine military wage ‘dirty war’ that killed 30,000
By Rut Diamint, Torcuato di Tella University History books may never tell the full story of the dictatorship that terrorized…
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting has these things in common with other campus shootings
ByJillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University The April 30 shooting at the University of North Carolina…
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Who is Leopoldo López, the newly freed opposition leader behind Venezuela’s uprising?
By Marco Aponte-Moreno, St Mary’s College of California Venezuela’s crisis has escalated to new levels. In the early morning hours…
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US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons
ByIain Boyd, University of Michigan Russia and China have recently touted their progress in developing hypersonic vehicles, which fly much…
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The State of Affairs in Latin America: A Conversation with Secretary General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro
By Geovanny Vicente Romero A few days ago, I had the honor of joining an event that the Brademas Center…
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Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it
ByJan Rydzak, Stanford University In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on…
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Missing school is a given for children of migrant farmworkers
ByAggie Ebrahimi Bazaz, Georgia State University In the summer of his junior year, Luis Miguel was struggling to stay in…
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Central American women fleeing violence experience more trauma after seeking asylum
ByLaurie C. Heffron, St. Edward’s University The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the…
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To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global Deal for Nature
ByGreg Asner, Arizona State University Earth’s cornucopia of life has evolved over 550 million years. Along the way, five mass…
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