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Bernie, the Sandinistas, and America's long crisis of impunity

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Bernie, the Sandinistas, and America's long crisis of impunity

Or, the pros and Contras of relying on political reporters

Jonathan M. Katz
May 21, 2019
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Bernie, the Sandinistas, and America's long crisis of impunity

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On Dec. 4, 1984, a dump truck carrying volunteer government coffee pickers was ambushed in northern Nicaragua. The attackers, rebel soldiers known as Contras, ripped through the tr…

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