slums
Dec 29 2009, Vinicius

Well, it’s official. The city of Rio de Janeiro will probably hire Rudy Giuliani to tell them how to clean up our town for the Olympics. Let me tell you why this is a bad idea. Rudy’s good at tooting his own horn and, to hear the man talk, he got rid...

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A police officer beats a protestor during the demolition of a slum in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. About 65 million Indians, roughly a quarter of the urban population live in slums, according to government surveys.India’s slums have been in...