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The statue of an indigenous woman will soon replace a prominent statue of Christopher Columbus on the Paseo de la Reforma, a wide avenue that runs through the heart of Mexico City. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his allies in the capital city’s leadership are sending a powerful symbolic message: the time More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Manuel Perez-Rocha.

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