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A message that reads in Portuguese; "evictions with ethics," right, covers a wall on the remains of a home in the Vila Autodromo slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.  Most of the slum has been systematically bulldozed to make room for the construction of Olympic Park, the sport campus that will host the 2016 Summer Games. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Visiting Nicaragua: The Bitter Reality

Michelle Kang January 27, 2016
Our week in Managua was not a vacation, nor was it a service trip—it was a much-needed encounter with the real world. We came back feeling bitter, furious, and woken-up.
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