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“Comrade Raffaella,” The 1970s Italian Pop Star Who Became A Communist Icon In Chile

In Chile’s heated presidential race, Communist candidate Jeannette Jara has turned to an unlikely but beloved figure to rally support: Raffaella Carrà, an iconic Italian showgirl who once defied dictators and danced her way into leftist hearts.

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Black Lives Matter In Brazil, Where Racial Tensions Simmer

João Pedro Matos was in his uncle’s garden on May 18 in São Gonçalo, near Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil’s Federal Police stormed in. Police claim officers traded shots with armed drug traffickers, though the Matos family denies this. A bullet fired by an officer hit João Pedro, who was taken away in a helicopter […]

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