John Walsh

WOLA

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John Walsh is a senior associate for drug policy and the Andes for WOLA, an advocacy organization for human rights in the Americas.

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What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It’s not just glacial melting and rising seas, but rising temperatures mean trouble for plants and animals.

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What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. It’s not just glacial melting and rising seas, but rising temperatures mean trouble for plants and animals.

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Twenty years ago, the late Hugo Chavez promised to save democracy in Venezuela.

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