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Reconciliation

A member of South Africa's opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), wears a red shirt and chants outside the US embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 8, 2020. 

What South Africa can teach the US about racial justice and reconciliation

Justice

“If you want to change, it has to start with an acknowledgment,” says Stan Henkeman, executive director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Cape Town.

Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco's memoir is The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.

A Cuban American poet sees a brighter future for dissident artists on the island

Culture
Esther Mujawayo and her daughters Amelia and Amanda.

A family looks back on Rwanda’s genocide and considers when forgiveness is ‘too much to ask’

Conflict & Justice
Esther Mujawayo and her daughters Amelia and Amanda.

A family looks back on Rwanda’s genocide and considers when forgiveness is ‘too much to ask’

Conflict & Justice
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House passes Senate’s health reform bill, reconciliation ‘fixes’

Conflict & Justice
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Dems may use reconciliation to pass health care reform

Conflict & Justice

Without enough votes in the Senate to revote on a modified bill and pass health care reform, the Democrats may resort to using a budgetary law known as reconciliation. We discuss the history of reconciliation and why it is so controversial.

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