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Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup

Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup

When the U.S. last hosted the World Cup in 1994, the event drew unexpectedly large crowds. At that time, soccer wasn’t as popular among Americans as it is now, so expectations for attendance had been fairly low. So as the U.S. prepared to host the World Cup

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

The phrase “concentration camp” is freighted with dark historical meaning. Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust. But the use and name of concentration camps originated far earlier. In the late 1800s, Spanish