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Kevin Casas-Zamora
Kevin Casas-Zamora is a former Vice President of Costa Rica.
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The Mosque and Its Enemies
Kevin Casas-Zamora Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2010-09-01Opposition to plans to build an Islamic cultural center in lower Manhattan near “Ground Zero” comes in various shades. But even moderate critics of the project betray in their arguments assumptions – deeply ingrained in prevailing US public discourse – that are highly questionable.... read Comments: 4 Recommended: 1 Read: 12862
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El Salvador’s Democratic Test
Kevin Casas-Zamora Series: Latin America 2009-03-19
Back in his radical days, Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, famously quipped that if voting changed anything, they would abolish it. It turns out that in Latin America, elections really do shake things up. The latest proof: Mauricio Funes, the standard bearer of the FMLN – until not long ago a Marxist guerilla movement – has just prevailed in El Salvador’s presidential election. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 10021
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A Decade of Hugo Chávez
Kevin Casas-Zamora Series: Latin America 2009-02-12Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez represents ideas - a preference for revolution over reform, and the belief that Yankee imperialism solely responsible for Latin America’s problems - that have long stifled the region's political and economic growth. But his ten years in power also serve as a warning to those who would ignore the need to address social inequality.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 11481
