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Death and Christmas in Central America

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There is little peace or goodwill toward men for much of Central America: “Although Christmas is a sacred celebration in the heavily Catholic countries that make up Central America, this year, the holiday offered no reprieve from the violence and killings which plague the region. According to reports from the Spanish news agency EFE, at Read More

Uncle Sam is a hypocrite on Che

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Che lives!… just not at Urban Outfitters anymore. “After drawing public criticism for offering shirts emblazoned with the image of Argentine-born guerrilla leader Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the company no longer appears to offer the product. A total of 10 stores contacted by The Huffington Post said they no longer sell Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara shirts. The Read More

Why you should watch the foreign policy debate

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Tonight marks the last of 2012′s three presidential debates. This last one, which focuses on foreign policy, is being held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, perhaps the most ironic setting for a political debate. Most Americans may feel the urge to tune out of the last debate and return to their regularly scheduled programming. Read More

More Central American immigrants making the trip north

illegal immigrants

Many people — Latino and non-Latino alike — tend to frame the illegal immigration crisis in America as a Mexican issue. It’s true that the overwhelming majority of migrants detained at the border are Mexican, but it’s easy to understand why: Mexico shares a 2,000-mile-long border with the United States from the Pacific Coast to Read More