The Uruguayan in Chief
A look back at the outgoing South American president who sprang from poverty and took radical stands on social issues.
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Listen to Episode 151 of Slate’s The Gist:
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Jacob Weisberg offers a brief eulogy to the New Republic. Plus, Michael Hobbes explains how his experiences with international development informed his feature in, oddly enough, the New Republic (RIP). Also: the legacy of Uruguayan President José Mujica, with Michael Shifter from the Inter-American Dialogue. His article is “Stop Trying to Save the World.” For the Spiel, the road ahead for campus victims.
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