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Where do ousted dictators go? Fewer countries now offer a warm welcome. Daniel Krcmaric and Abel Escribà-Folch - January 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53276" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Gambia's defeated president, Yahya Jammeh, left
Betsy DeVos wants ‘school choice.’ Chile tried that already. Jennifer Erkulwater and Jennifer Pribble - January 17, 2017 A confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for
Peru rejected Keiko Fujimori, but most new democracies vote authoritarian parties back into office. Here’s why. James Loxton - June 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42106" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Demonstrators rally against presidential candidate Keiko
Hissène Habré, Chad’s former dictator, just got a life sentence for crimes he committed in the 1980s Oumar Ba - June 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41445" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, leaving
6 things you need to know about Venezuela’s political and economic crisis Michael McCarthy - May 18, 2016 Venezuela is a powder keg. Once a rich country held
Did Chile ditch its authoritarian government 26 years ago? Not quite. Jennifer Pribble - May 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40086" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Chilean President Patricio Aylwin waves to
Who is running the Egyptian state? Nathan Brown and Katie Bentivoglio - July 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28102" align="aligncenter" width="908"] FILE: In this photo provided by
Why all the illegal street vending? Ask the mayor Alisha Holland - June 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12425" align="aligncenter" width="680"] A street vendor in Bogotá, Colombia.
Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think Joshua Tucker - January 16, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5425" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] A man holds a poster