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"Christian nationalists offer us a false past, celebrate a melancholic present and an apocalyptic future."

What’s happening to democracy in Latin America? on Wednesday 16 June 2021, at 16:00-17:30 CEST.   Accusations of creeping authoritarianism are levelled against charismatic leaders in Mexico, Brazil and El Salvador. Colombia is rocked by its worst street protests in years. Extraordinary political polarization and age-old social and ethnic divides overshadow Peru’s presidential election. Independent candidates win support in Chile’s constitutional assembly in a blow to traditional political parties. And all this happens while the region reels from one of the world’s worst outbreaks o...

  The final panelist is Tadd Johnson—Senior Director of American Indian Tribal Nations Relations. University of Minnesota - and he joined us this morning to talk a little about the idea of democracy when much of federal policy has been created to deal with the "inconvenience" of Indian tribes.   Today's Journey to Wellness in Indian Country is made possible by the University of Minnesota Medical School-Duluth Campus, serving the needs of rural Minnesota and Native American communities and an emerging center of rural, American Indian and indigenous health research. Listen