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COVID-19, The Economic Crisis and Trump's Inequities

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The article studies inequities in Donald Trump's policies first with the 2017 tax reform and then concerning the corvid-19: 1) his belated and infamous policy (or lack thereof) in the face of the pandemic; 2) the unconstitutionality of Trump’s declaration of having full power over the states; 3) the numerous cases in which Trump, his allies and large corporations have benefited from covid-19; 4) the economic rescue packages, the initial focus on helping large corporations and the struggle of Democrats to improve equity; 5) the triage that theoretically must be objective and ethical but in practice privileges the rich and powerful while sacrificing the poor, elderly, Hispanics and African-Americans; and 6) the people's reaction to Trumpian policies over covid-19 and their potential impact on the elections.

EE.UU.-China: el reloj corre, pero aún queda un espacio para resetear la relación

By Ariel C. Armony

August 26, 2020

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Once años atrás enseñé en la prestigiosa Universidad de Nankai bajo el programa de la Comisión Fulbright en China. En una de mis clases les pregunté a los estudiantes si creían que el desarrollo económico lleva a la democracia. Mi pregunta generó un debate infrecuente, lúcido y optimista sobre el futuro de China.

Spanish in U.S. Education

By Rachel Bierly

November 27, 2018

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“Only 20.7 percent of American adults can speak a foreign language — compared with 66 percent of all European adults who know more than one language” (Zietlow, 2017). This statistic is often justified by the American explanation that for Europeans, due to the close proximity of different countries, learning a foreign language is easy because it is as though each state in the United States spoke a different language. As if for some reason close neighbors that speak a different language make it more common for Europeans to learn a second or even third language.

La Santa Muerte: Inmates’ New Friend

By Regnar Alabæk Kristensen

September 14, 2016

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Over the last 15 years, the cult of La Santa Muerte (St. Death) has attracted a remarkable number of followers in Mexico and the USA. Considered a sacred female personification of death by her devotees, she has been the object of global curiosity since it first became public in 2001 in Mexico City. Mexican and international journalists, novelists, and scholars have since then been fascinated by the photogenic Santa Muerte, with the tangible result that most major broadcasters have shown scenes of devotees praying, deeply moved, in front of a skeleton figurine in Baroque dress.

Obama, Argentina and the “Dirty War” in Central America

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President Obama’s upcoming visit to Argentina coincides with the 40^th anniversary of the military coup responsible for the curtailment of political and civil rights, forced disappearances, and the torture and murder of thousands of civilians. The decision of Mr. Obama to honor the victims of Argentina’s brutal “dirty war” by declassifying military, intelligence and law enforcement documents from that period should be applauded.

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