Joel Bleifuss
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Block ’Em, Sock ’Em
Across the country progressive groups are mobilizing to support legislative initiatives, but to what effect? On the climate change… more
vol. 33, iss. 08
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Buy Back Our Government
Porn rentals, duck islands and moat-cleaning are among the frivolities British members of Parliament have charged to their expense… more
vol. 33, iss. 07
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A Specter is Haunting Dems
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) had every reason to free himself from the wing nuts that bind the rusty Republican… more
vol. 33, iss. 06
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Bailout Bandits
In these days of "bank stablization plans" (bailouts for fat cats) and "overseas contingency operations" (wars), Americans who celebrated… more
vol. 33, iss. 05 economy
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Building Utopia
A new documentary profiles the rise and fall of a Depression-era utopian experiment in the Bronx. more
vol. 33, iss. 05 movies
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To Boycott Israel…or Not?
Naomi Klein and Rabbi Arthur Waskow debate whether divestment will bring peace to the Middle East. more
vol. 33, iss. 04 activism, international, middle east
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The Audacity of Reform
For some pundits, President Barack Obama's spectacular fundraising success during the 2008 general election has removed campaign finance reform… more
vol. 33, iss. 03 corporations, elections, obama
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The Interactive Presidency
President-elect Barack Obama owns the names, e-mail addresses and gigabytes of other data on 13 million Americans who signed… more
vol. 33, iss. 01
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We Have Much to Celebrate
Next year, President Barack Obama and the solidly Democratic Congress can pass legislation that provides universal healthcare, establishes a… more
vol. 32, iss. 12 elections, politics, progressive
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Demons Out!
The neocons who sold Americans the Iraq War are working hand in hand with the Christian Right to make… more
vol. 32, iss. 11 elections, obama, religion
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United We Fail
This election year, the bandwagon to fix the healthcare system barrels along. On board is a motley crew of… more
vol. 32, iss. 10 elections, medical & health, progressive
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Keep the Heat on Obama
In 1992, when Bill Clinton won the Democratic nomination, Washington progressives -- the leaders of unions, think tanks and… more
vol. 32, iss. 09 elections, politics, progressive
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EPA on Trial
For more than six years, Hugh Kaufman has been battling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his employer for 37… more
vol. 32, iss. 08
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Bush’s Selective Mourning
The Fourth of July is the time for patriotic hoohah by national poobahs. So, Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush will… more
vol. 32, iss. 07
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Piling it High
The sewage sludge industry meets the light of day more
vol. 32, iss. 06 environment, medical & health, sanitation
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Political Vice Squad
In October 2001, when Congress passed the Patriot Act -- and again when it reauthorized it in 2006 --… more
vol. 32, iss. 05
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Red-Boating Obama
Sen. Barack Obama is many things to the right-wing noise machine: a crypto-Muslim, a drug-addled hoodlum, a snob who… more
vol. 32, iss. 04
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Political Climate Change
Paul Krugman, president of the Hillary Clinton fan club, writes in his New York Times column that if Barack… more
vol. 32, iss. 03
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Pollsters and Puppets
For Sen. Hillary Clinton, Iowa and New Hampshire are chapters of a story that began at 10 G Street… more
vol. 32, iss. 02 elections
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The New Children’s Crusade
Vets like Vincent J. Emanuele and other Iraq Veterans Against the War inherit the reins from the Vietnam era peacenicks before them more
vol. 31, iss. 08 activism, middle east, war and peace
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Thicker Than Oil
Iraq Veterans Against the War take the baton from their Vietnam-era counterparts more
vol. 31, iss. 07 activism, middle east, war and peace
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The Fraudulence of Voter Fraud
The Bush administration purged U.S. attorneys for failing to prosecute crimes that didn't occur more
vol. 31, iss. 05 conspiracies, elections, voting
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Thank You Mr. Vonnegut
With the April 11 death of Senior Editor Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times lost a dear friend. And the… more
vol. 31, iss. 05 books
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Global Warming: Dim Bulbs, Bright Lights
People who want to save the Earth from the ravages of global warming face a perennial problem: How do… more
vol. 31, iss. 04 environment
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A Politically Correct Lexicon
Your 'how-to' guide to avoid offending anyone more
vol. 31, iss. 02 gender, lgbt, race
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Thirty More Years
Back in 1976, when James Weinstein decided to move to Chicago to start In These Times, his inspiration was… more
vol. 31, iss. 02 media
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Outlawing Legal Bribery
According to a national exit poll, 42 percent of voters in November's election said that corruption was the most… more
vol. 31, iss. 01 elections, regulation
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Voting Problems? In Florida? No Way!
Following the 2000 election a popular bumper sticker in Florida read, "If you think we can't vote, wait 'til… more
vol. 31, iss. 01 elections, voting
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The E. coli Free Market
The E. Coli outbreak is caused by the deregualtion and mass production of food by corporate agriculture's economies of scale. more
vol. 30, iss. 11 agriculture, corporations, environment, medical & health
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The Importance of Not Getting Over It
A new Book Was the 2004 Presidential Election Stolen? suggests that doctored memory cards on electronic voting machines stole the election. more
vol. 30, iss. 10 elections, politics
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If the Paint Sticks, Sling It
MoveOn uses new "Caught red-handed" ad campaign to highlight Republican congressional candidates who put special interests before the public good. more
vol. 30, iss. 08 congress, corporations, corruption, elections, media, voting
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DeLay May Be Gone, But His Legacy Isnt
Every so often a documentary film comes along that makes you think, "If only more people could see this."… more
web only congress, corruption, movies
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Was the Presidential Election Stolen?
On June 2, Rolling Stone published a lengthy article by Robert J. Kennedy, Jr., "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?"… more
vol. 30, iss. 07 administration, elections
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Information Highway Robbers
What makes the Internet revolutionary is that it is democratic, open to anyone with a computer and an Internet… more
vol. 30, iss. 06 technology
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Strangers to the Truth
Coming soon to a media market near you: The GOP (Grand Old Prevaricators), who brought you the Swift Boat… more
vol. 30, iss. 04
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The Crescent Menace
Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, having already passed himself off as an expert on women's reproductive health, is now… more
vol. 30, iss. 03
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FBI, DoD, NSA: All Spying on You
Quietly, the war on terror, in which everything is permitted, has laid the ground work for the Bush administration… more
vol. 30, iss. 02 civil liberties
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Ghosts in the Voting Machines
Concerned about reports of election fraud and vote suppression in the 2004 election, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the ranking… more
vol. 30, iss. 01 elections
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Tale of Two Wars
The White House has hit on an ingenious way to win the war in Iraq. It is all laid… more
vol. 30, iss. 01
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Their Patents or Your Life
Have you heard about that bird flu? The threatened pandemic, should it occur, will kill in a worst-case scenario… more
vol. 29, iss. 26 medical & health
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Lies Judith Miller Told Us
In the last few months all manner of gas has been expended on the Valerie Plame case. Did Karl… more
vol. 29, iss. 24 media
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Kurt Vonnegut’s In These Times Opus
On November 11, In These Times Senior Editor Kurt Vonnegut will turn 83. Here at the magazine we raise… more
web only
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Disasters: Natural and Social
Eric Klinenberg discusses the militarization of social services and what will be missing from any national conversations about poverty more
vol. 29, iss. 22 economy, environment
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The New New Orleans
One storm has passed, but another looms. New Orleans stands on the frontlines of what is shaping up as… more
vol. 29, iss. 22 administration
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End it Already
Here is the question to the parents of American service men and women that the Bush administration never thought… more
vol. 29, iss. 20 war and peace
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What Jimmy Taught Us
This issue honors James Weinstein, the founding editor and publisher of In These Times. With testimonies from 28 family… more
vol. 29, iss. 18
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Embedded with Tim Robbins
Embedded, written and directed by Tim Robbins, is a play that examines the War in Iraq through its key… more
vol. 29, iss. 16
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Sanders Steps Up
The representative for the rest of us sets his sights on the Senate more
vol. 29, iss. 14 politics
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Christian Restorationists
Jim Wallis, Sojourners editor and evangelical progressive, has rightly characterized Republican plans to dismantle the filibuster as “a declaration… more
vol. 29, iss. 13
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R.I.P. FDR?
In his inaugural address, George W. Bush accomplished two things. Judging from the accolades, he successfully branded his administration—“freedom”… more
vol. 29, iss. 07
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Time for a Purge?
Debate is raging about the future direction of the Democratic Party. What is our message? What is our strategy?… more
vol. 29, iss. 04
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Was the 2004 Election Stolen?
Did the Bush-Cheney campaign engage in electronic vote fraud to ensure that George W. Bush would be president for… more
vol. 29, iss. 03 elections, politics, technology
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Take a Breath
No doubt, some of you are thinking, “This loss may not be the end of the world, but I… more
vol. 29, iss. 01 elections, politics
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The Choice is Yours
Some on the left have lately taken to hyperbole—comparing George W. Bush and his administration to Adolf Hitler and… more
vol. 28, iss. 25
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Duck and Cover-up
The presidential campaign has made one thing clear: The Bush administration employs a strategy of lies and dirty tricks… more
vol. 28, iss. 23
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Silence of the Dems
The words from the podium were inspiring. Ron Reagan urged voters to chose “between reason and ignorance, between true… more
vol. 28, iss. 20
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Framing Michael Moore
What do Bill Clinton, John Kerry and Michael Moore have in common? They have all fallen victim to Michael… more
vol. 28, iss. 17
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Reagans Legacy of Lies
It has been a couple of weeks and Ronald Reagan is still dead—or is he? His genial visage will… more
vol. 28, iss. 17 administration, politics
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No News is Bad News
The Bush White House has turned hiding politically unpalatable—or embarrassing—information into an art form. The list is long: The… more
vol. 28, iss. 16 administration, politics
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Vietnam Reprise
As In These Times went to press, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were appearing together… more
vol. 28, iss. 14 administration, war in iraq
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The New Red Menace
George W. Bush came to Washington promising to change U.S.-China policy. He abandoned Clinton's "strategic partnership," replacing it with… more
vol. 25, iss. 12
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Campaign of Shame
With John Kerry as their de facto nominee, Democrats now are in a position to marshal their efforts to… more
vol. 28, iss. 10 activism, elections, politics, social justice
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Fear Monger in Chief
In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush played to people’s fears to rally the nation.… more
vol. 28, iss. 07
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Union Makes Us Strong
With this issue “Can Labor Lead Again?” In These Times celebrates its 27th anniversary by examining America’s unions and… more
vol. 28, iss. 06
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Progressive Hope
Hope requires that one believe in a better future. In the realm of politics, hope is the necessary precursor… more
vol. 28, iss. 04
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Corporate Medicare
The Medicare “reform” bill recently passed by Congress manipulates the cost and quality of health care provided to older… more
vol. 28, iss. 03 congress, corporations, economy, medical & health, politics
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PR Watch Has Its Eyes Open
Ten years ago John Stauber decided to take on the media arm of corporate America: the public relations industry.… more
vol. 27, iss. 26
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Creating Better Choices
We each inhabit our own individualized media landscape: We choose what we read, what we see and what we… more
vol. 27, iss. 26
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A Costly Preemption
The folly of the war in Iraq becomes more and more apparent as the bill for this misadventure is… more
vol. 27, iss. 23
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Rods from God
With no fanfare, the Bush Administration is taking military control of what it terms “near space,” thereby laying claim… more
vol. 27, iss. 22 administration, military
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Smokescreen of Compassion
With much fanfare, President George Bush has committed the United States to fight AIDS. “The suffering in Africa is… more
vol. 27, iss. 16 medical & health, politics
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Isnt That Special
France has charged that U.S. media are publishing misinformation received from anonymous Bush administration officials who are orchestrating a… more
vol. 27, iss. 15 media, politics, war in iraq
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The War at Home
This lull between the war in Iraq and whatever adventure the Bush neocons next drag us into provides an… more
vol. 27, iss. 14 elections, politics
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Regime Change Begins at Home
How great it was. By most accounts—that is, what one sees on television and reads in the mainstream press—the… more
vol. 27, iss. 13 media, war in iraq
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Virtual War and Reality
The technology of smart-bomb war transports death and destruction to the virtual realm. With one hand on a joystick… more
vol. 27, iss. 11 military, technology, war in iraq
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Michael Moore Stars at Academy Awards
On day five of the war, it was supremely ironic that network television viewers had to tune into the… more
vol. 27, iss. 10
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Spies Like Us
In its drive to sell the world on its plans for war with Iraq, the Bush administration has deployed… more
vol. 27, iss. 10 administration, media, politics, war in iraq
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Total Information Control
“Size of protest—it’s like deciding, well, I’m going to decide policy based upon a focus group,” said George W.… more
vol. 27, iss. 09 activism, media, politics, social justice, war in iraq
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The First Stone
Iraqis dissent Many exiled Iraqis are speaking out against the looming war with Iraq. Three Iraqi dissidents, members of… more
vol. 27, iss. 08 civil liberties, social justice, technology, war in iraq
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War With No Winners
In his address to the United Nations, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraq poses “a threat to international… more
vol. 27, iss. 08 war in iraq
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The First Stone
Sectarian Reality Opposition to President Bush’s plans for a war against Iraq has burgeoned over the past weeks. But… more
vol. 27, iss. 07 media, social justice, war and peace, war in iraq
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Kurt Vonnegut vs. the !&#*!@
In November, Kurt Vonnegut turned 80. He published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952 at the age of… more
vol. 27, iss. 06
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No Child Left Unrecruited
In another sign of the U.S. military’s increasing encroachment into civilian life, all high schools are now obligated to… more
vol. 27, iss. 03 education, military
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A Matter of Conscience
When Paul Wellstone died, Americans lost a principled voice that never shied from speaking truth to power. Progressives lost… more
vol. 27, iss. 01 politics
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Bush Apologistas
In the past couple of months, as the Bush administration flogs its plans for war against Saddam Hussein, a… more
vol. 26, iss. 26 media, war in iraq
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Fear and Loathing
As warnings from the Bush administration of an imminent terrorist attack spark fear in Americans, it behooves us to… more
vol. 26, iss. 15
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The Sludge Report
Sewage sludge, the toxic byproduct of the nation’s sewage treatment facilities, continues to be spread across the American countryside… more
vol. 26, iss. 12
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Stand Up For Peace
In March, the Israeli Defense Forces, on the instructions of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, entered cities and refugee camps… more
vol. 26, iss. 11
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Disinformation Follies
Back in the ’80s, the Reagan administration established an elaborate and illegal domestic propaganda apparatus known as the Office… more
vol. 26, iss. 09
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The Permanent War
In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush laid out his plans for the coming year: a… more
vol. 26, iss. 07
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At the Gates of Power
In These Times is not a legitimate media outlet, or so says Mark Abraham of the Photographers’ Gallery on… more
vol. 25, iss. 26
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Say No to War
What would be a sensible way for the United States to respond to the attacks of September 11? Though… more
vol. 25, iss. 24
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ENDURING FREEDOMS
The war with Osama bin Laden and the Taliban straddles the millennium. This war, rooted in the 20th century… more
vol. 25, iss. 25
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The Problem With Evil
The slaughter of thousands of innocent people in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon gives… more
vol. 25, iss. 23
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Back to the Past
In a succession of actions that have commanded world attention, the global justice movement is charting a path through… more
vol. 25, iss. 20
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Yikes! It’s Otto Reich
Good soldiers get promoted, and Otto Reich, the designated assistant secretary of state for Latin America, was a good… more
vol. 25, iss. 10
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