An anti-govenment movement similar to the American Tea Party has emerged to in an attempt to challenge the Worker’s Party government in Brazil. Bryan Pitts, an assistant Prof of History @ Duke University, dissects the anti-govt movement by giving a greater frame of reference. It’s a history that includes economic, class, and racial divisions.
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2015 Child Refugee Crisis
Laura Carlsen from the Center for International Policy gives us the latest on child refugees from Central America.
2015: Abortion in Latin America
While the question of abortion is usually centered around religion; this episode shows how the real issue behind abortion is actually poverty. How does the debate change when seen under this context? Jocelyn Viterna, assoc Prof of Sociology @ Harvard Univ, explains why.