World
Cubans look to U.S. example to fix racism? Not so fast
March 25, 2016A New York Times reporter claims the visit of an African-descended U.S. president to the island could help end silence on an issue which he thinks persists.
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A terrible beauty: Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising
March 25, 2016It is a hundred years since some 750 men and women threw up barricades and seized strong points in downtown Dublin, to be joined by maybe a thousand more.
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Action demanded as another environmental activist murdered in Honduras
March 24, 2016Another indigenous environmental activist, Nelson Garcia, was killed in Honduras on March 15.
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Murder epidemic halts Colombia’s peace process
March 23, 2016Paramilitaries and armed thugs have long sullied politics in Latin America, most notably in Colombia and recently in Honduras.
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Hilarity and tragedy: The Jewish holiday of Purim 5776/2016
March 23, 2016Purim festivities emphasize the historic struggle of a people for survival and pride, and this takeaway from the holiday can't be forgotten.
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