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The Implications of New US Troop Arrivals in Peru

W. T. Whitney CounterPunch
The U.S. troops arrive amid an upsurge of Peru’s underclass. Peru’s mostly rural, poor, and indigenous majority elected the recently deposed Castillo as president in 2021, they are now calling for Boluarte's, (his unpopular replacement) removal.

A Slow Emancipation

Anna Wood Africa is a Country
What peanut trading in late 19th century Senegal tells us about the fine line between slavery and freedom.

What’s Behind the Summit of South American Nations in Brasilia?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan, Guests: Temir Porras Ponceleon, Guillaume Long, Danny Shaw Al Jazeera
Brazil’s president wants economic and political bloc to benefit region. Leaders from South America’s 12 nations are meeting in Brazil. Their host president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is calling for more unity and even a new single currency.

How Black Women Writers Got It Done

Marina Magloire The Nation
Claudia Tate’s 1983 collection of interviews is an important look into the trials writers like Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou faced on their way to mainstream acceptance

Friday Nite Videos | June 9, 2023

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How To Convict Trump

Norman Eisen, Andrew Weissmann and Joyce Vance The New York Times
The potential for conviction and actually winning a jury verdict are two very different things — particularly against the notoriously combative and slippery former president. To convict, Mr. Smith will have to overcome four significant hurdles.

Who Gets To Try Trump First?

Darryl K. Brown The Conversation
Nothing in the U.S. Constitution or federal law dictates that federal criminal cases get priority over state cases, or that prosecutions proceed in the order in which indictments are issued.
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