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The Past and the Future

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On February 28, 2013
In a world where the key provision of the Voting Rights Act is about to be overturned, repealing civil rights won with the bloodshed of thousands of victims, it's hardly surprising that open racism would come back into vogue. Take the brand-new cover of Bloomberg...

Cornucopia of Asian Food Links

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On February 25, 2013
A few interesting pieces on Asian food and history. 1. This is an interesting discussion of the origins of pad thai, a dish that is fairly minor within Thai cooking but is the singular dish of Thai food overseas. It's connections are closely related to...

The Paraguayan Argo

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On February 25, 2013

Very interesting: Which is where Paraguay’s own “Argo” enters into the story. After Jimmy Carter denied Somoza asylum, he headed to Paraguay, where General Alfredo Stroessner’s right-wing military regime governed..

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