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Welcome (& Farewell) of Tears: The Erasure of Indigenous Rights in 21st Century Brazil

Welcome (& Farewell) of Tears: The Erasure of Indigenous Rights in 21st Century Brazil

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Jonathan D. Hill


Chief Raoni, headman of a large Kayapó community located on the banks of the middle Xingu River in Central Brazil,…More

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KONY 2012 and the Problem of Child Soldiers

KONY 2012 and the Problem of Child Soldiers

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David M. Rosen


The manhunt for Joseph Kony is on. KONY 2012, the very slick viral video “wanted poster” produced by Invisible Children,…More

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Guard Batons at Prison in Comayagua 2007

Tears of the Damned: On the Prison Fire in Comayagua, Honduras

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Jon Carter


In 2007 I met Lagrima in the National Penitentiary of Honduras.  The word lagrima meant tear, a nickname he was…More

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Thoughts on New Orleans, Six Years Later

Thoughts on New Orleans, Six Years Later

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Roberto E. Barrios


Thoughts on New Orleans, Six Years Later On a sunny and unusually warm January morning, I arrived in New Orleans…More

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A Nation of Business Junkies

A Nation of Business Junkies

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Arjun Appadurai


I first came to this country in 1967. I have been either a crypto-anthropologist or professional anthropologist for most of…More

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