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Europeans often blame illegal immigrants for a number of social ills, including high rates of crime and unemployment. Yet “people with irregular status” are the invisible bedrock for many social institutions in the developed world, suggests this article in Terraviva Europe. Without the work of illegal immigrants from Africa, Asia and parts of Eastern Europe in fundamental sectors like healthcare...

With the overwhelming victory of Evo Morales in Bolivia’s recent presidential election and the continued popularity of Venezuela’s outspoken Hugo Chávez, populism has become a powerful force in Latin America. Recent surveys show that the majority of Latin Americans lack faith in political parties and other democratic institutions, and are more concerned about jobs and wages. Yet most still...

While under the crosshairs of international scrutiny, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boldly moved to break the seals of his nation’s nuclear facilities, raising the ire of governments from Moscow to Washington and increasing the possibility of large-scale UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic. But an op-ed in the New York Times insists that, despite the longstanding tensions and enmity between Iran...