Tag Archives: violence

Barrio Counterinsurgency

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Newsweek’s Mac Margolis has an excellent report from Rio de Janeiro outlining the scale of police action it will take to make real inroads into our own problem with urban violence. Really essential reading. Brazil’s approach is…not for the fainthearted. … Continue reading →

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Defending The Interests Of The People

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

It’s 100-posts-in-five-days week, so here’s a post from longtime reader and only occasional poster Guido Núñez-Mujica. You’d guess that having electricity 24/7 would be something El Pueblo might be interested in, a right worth defending. Well, it’s not, at least … Continue reading →

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