A new history of the interwar Latin American left recovers the rich debates over race and self-determination that shaped the region's anti-imperial politics—and still resonate today. A 2019 parade in Mexico City celebrating the Mexican Revolution. Image © Clicks de México via Shutterstock. In the ea
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He walks into the room like the room was designed for him. Not because he demands
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Although increasingly celebrated as an asset, Africa’s youth remain locked out of power and decent work. Photo by Joshua Duneebon on Unsplash Africa’s youth have been called the continent’s greatest asset so many times that the phrase has lost its weight. Assets are meant to be invested in. T