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It’s no secret that violence against women is an international problem. When a woman in the United States is murdered, the most likely perpetrator is a husband or boyfriend.  The case for women’s safety is bleaker in other countries like Guatemala, which has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.   With a population of 13.5 million (slightly larger than the state of Illinois), Guatemala documented more than 3,800 cases of femicide—the murder …

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Heading toward the close of Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination hearings, it is becoming more and more inevitable that she will be joining the Supreme Court when hearings resume this fall. If Kagan is confirmed, the shifting demographics of the Court will be a groundbreaking …