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URSAL (Portuguese: União das Repúblicas Socialistas da América Latina, Union of Socialist Republics of Latin America) is a term coined in 2001 by Brazilian sociologist Maria Lúcia Victor Barbosa [1] [2] to mock criticism from left-wing politicians and intellectuals with regards to the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Or "use your property in such a way that you do not damage others '". A legal maxim related to property ownership laws, often shortened to simply sic utere ("use it thus"). sic vita est: thus is life: Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living. sic vos non vobis mellificates apes
From 2004 to 2021, it was known as Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (de jure official, English), Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat (de jure official, Pashto), Jumhūrī-yi islāmī-yi Afġānistān (de jure official, Dari). For names of prior states existing in Afghanistan, see History of Afghanistan: ALB Albania a
The Better America Federation evolved from an earlier organization, also led by Haldeman, called the Commercial Federation of California which formed in 1914 as an alliance of open-shop businessmen determined to oppose California's increasingly progressive political character.
At the end of World War II, interest in integrating the Central American governments began.On 14 October 1951 (33 years after the CACJ was dissolved) the governments of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua signed a treaty creating the Organization of Central American States (Organización de Estados Centroamericanos, or ODECA) to promote regional cooperation and unity.
Freelance writer James Truslow Adams popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book Epic of America: [29] But there has been also the American dream, that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for ...
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care is a New York Times bestseller from journalist T. R. Reid.Reid compares health care systems in a half-a-dozen wealthy nations with the health care models followed in the United States, in a straightforward, easy to read narrative.
Latin American conservatives generally believed in class stratification and opposed radical change in government in Latin America. The contest between liberals and conservatives in Latin America, while sweeping in effect, was largely fought between members of the landed, white or creole elite.