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A New History of the Western Hemisphere
The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States (which keeps trying to hoard the name for itself). The British historian ...
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What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did
Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th ...
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From Washington and Jefferson to Trump and Rubio: Threats to Get a Puppet Elected
Thomas Jefferson, another Founding Father, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of the most pro-slavery and ...
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Where South America Remains Dangerous–and Where It’s Becoming Safer
The Global Peace Index (GPI) from the renowned Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) assesses the state of global peace annually. It evaluates world peace based on 23 criteria, focusing primarily on ...
Banning Venezuelans doesn’t make the U.S. safer. It makes Maduro stronger.
Trump’s travel ban boosts Venezuela’s authoritarian regime by helping it punish those who flee. Marian Da Silva Parra is a ...
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for failing to ...