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The Year in Latin America: The Right Continues to Advance, but so do Popular Movements
phillynews215 11/17/2023
2019 presented a complicated and mixed legacy for Latin America. Right-wing governments continued to make electoral in-roads, but popular uprisings against neoliberalism also left their mark on the region, says TRNN’s Greg Wilpert. Director: Taylor…
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El Salvador’s authoritarian model is spreading to Costa Rica, Honduras
phillynews215 10/23/2023
Costa Rica, a tourist’s paradise and a country without a military, has historically been one of Central America’s strongest democracies, but times are changing. Last year, Costa Ricans elected Rodrigo Chaves, a man fashioned in…
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The Battle for the Future of Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast
phillynews215 10/21/2023
The local government along Costa Rica’s Southern Caribbean coast is pushing to approve a regulatory plan for the region that many residents say would open it up to a wave of development from high-end resorts…