Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

La Toma is an Afro-Colombian community that has long sat at the intersection of extractive industries—especially gold mining—and violence from right-wing paramilitaries, guerillas, and government forces. Many older activists today involved in US Latin America solidarity were trained in techniques and tactics during this movement.

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US Government Teachers Blog

JANUARY 6, 2016

Not well (at least for the past two presidential campaigns), according to this feature from the Wall Street Journal, which analyzes trends from 2008 and 2012 nationally and in Iowa and New Hampshire. How have front-running political outsiders fared in previous presidential primaries? Will that pattern continue during this year's contests?

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US Government Teachers Blog

JANUARY 23, 2016

2012 Republican endorsement went to Mitt Romney but that didn't help him win the caucus, which was won that year by Rick Santorum. McCain ultimately recovered and went on to the Republican nomination. Democratic endorsement went to Hillary Clinton, but Barack Obama went on to win the caucus and Democratic nomination.

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

A coup backed by the US government and conducted by Sanford Dole resulted in Queen Liliuokalani’s deposal, according to smithsonianmag.com. Fred Korematsu was a civil rights hero who fought against Japanese concentration camps in the US, according to korematsuinstitute.org. He was arrested after he defied U.S.

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