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Op-Ed: Save Your Privileged Shock

Maria Inés Taracena — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:30:09 +0000

As reactions from politicians and others poured in after Wednesday’s pro-Trump, white supremacist attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, there was a theme that arose: insulting references to the political turmoil of countries in the Global South as a means of trying to contextualize the chaos that erupted in Washington. An emblematic example of that

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How Guatemalan Women Are Taking the Endemic of Gender Violence Into Their Own Hands

Maria Inés Taracena — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:02:14 +0000

Latin America is home to 14 of the 25 countries with the highest rates of femicide, the systematic killing of women based on their gender, in the world. Among the countries in the region with the largest number of gender-based murders is Guatemala. According to a report by the National Institute of Forensics, an average

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For Guatemalans, New President Alejandro Giammattei Represents More of the Same

Maria Inés Taracena — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:19:16 +0000

Last week, former Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales turned over leadership of the Central American country — leaving a legacy of increased poverty, malnutrition, violence, political corruption and emigration — to newly-sworn in President Alejandro Giammattei, who many fear will deliver more of the same in the top spot. Morales, a former comedian, was elected president

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A Primer on Guatemala’s Crowded, Hectic Elections

Maria Inés Taracena — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 05:10:31 +0000

This year’s presidential election in Guatemala is crowded with mostly unknown candidates and few recognizable names – such as Sandra Torres, the runner-up in the 2015 election – who are either drowning in corruption allegations, have possible ties to drug traffickers, or are greedy political nobodies who have nothing new to offer. This campaign season

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