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Low and Slow Around the Globe: Mexican-American Subculture of Lowriding Around the World

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The Mexican-American car subculture of lowriding with roots in Los Angeles has spread around the world from Japan to Brazil.

Manning Marable Dies On Eve of Redefining Malcolm X Biography

Revolution Blowback: More Tumult in Middle East

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Arizona passes law to cut ethnic studies programs

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Shadi Hamid, Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center, and fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution discusses the various political forces at work in Egypt, and whether the opposition forces span beyond Egypts border.

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