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Tim Padgett @TimPadgett2

Americas Editor, WLRN

Joined December 2011
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The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus - not five-figure ticket prices. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus, not five-figure ticket prices

COMMENTARY The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's opening game to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer — the game, not the greed — as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.

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The World Cup should dedicate #Haiti's opening game to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer - the game, not the greed - as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus, not five-figure ticket prices

COMMENTARY The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's opening game to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer — the game, not the greed — as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.

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The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus, not five-figure ticket prices. #Haití My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

The World Cup can save soccer's soul by exalting Josué St. Vilus, not five-figure ticket prices

COMMENTARY The World Cup should dedicate Haiti's opening game to a Port-au-Prince boy who embraced soccer — the game, not the greed — as sanctuary from the gangs that killed him last month.

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#Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist

COMMENTARY Colombia should have shed its violent, centuries-old polarization when its civil war ended, but its political pendulum still swings far right and far left — especially in this presidential...

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#Colombia should have shed its violent, centuries-old polarization when its civil war ended, but its political pendulum still swings far right and far left - especially in this presidential election. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist

COMMENTARY Colombia should have shed its violent, centuries-old polarization when its civil war ended, but its political pendulum still swings far right and far left — especially in this presidential...

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#Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-06-…

Colombia's political center not only doesn't hold anymore - it may no longer even exist

COMMENTARY Colombia should have shed its violent, centuries-old polarization when its civil war ended, but its political pendulum still swings far right and far left — especially in this presidential...

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The smart #Cuba bet is on a military strike but not regime change. It's the deportations, stupid. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

The smart Cuba bet is on military strike but no regime change. It's the deportations, stupid

COMMENTARY Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change — as they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democr...

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Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in #Cuba, but not regime change - since they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democracy. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

The smart Cuba bet is on military strike but no regime change. It's the deportations, stupid

COMMENTARY Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change — as they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democr...

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The smart #Cuba bet is on military strike but no regime change. It's the deportations, stupid. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

The smart Cuba bet is on military strike but no regime change. It's the deportations, stupid

COMMENTARY Prediction markets are betting President Trump will order military action in Cuba, but not regime change — as they know his priority is to make countries ripe for deportation, not democr...

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Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission — as his indictment tells us. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission — as his indictment tells us

COMMENTARY The fact that Cuban leader Raúl Castro likely deserves his U.S. indictment for killing exiles in 1996 is exactly why President Trump will likely have big trouble removing him in 2026.

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The fact that Cuban leader Raúl Castro likely deserves his U.S. indictment for killing exiles in 1996 is exactly why President Trump will likely have big trouble removing him in 2026. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission — as his indictment tells us

COMMENTARY The fact that Cuban leader Raúl Castro likely deserves his U.S. indictment for killing exiles in 1996 is exactly why President Trump will likely have big trouble removing him in 2026.

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Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission - as his indictment tells us. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

Maduro was a clown. Removing Castro would be a harder mission — as his indictment tells us

COMMENTARY The fact that Cuban leader Raúl Castro likely deserves his U.S. indictment for killing exiles in 1996 is exactly why President Trump will likely have big trouble removing him in 2026.

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After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for #Cuba: An American History, exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with Keeper of My Kin, a poignant memoir - and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.wlrn.org/americas/2026-05-21…

'Keeper of My Kin': Ada Ferrer's post-Pulitzer Cuban memoir explores family separation — and unity

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for 'Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar Ada Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir — and a...

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After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for '#Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir — and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.wlrn.org/americas/2026-05-21…

'Keeper of My Kin': Ada Ferrer's post-Pulitzer Cuban memoir explores family separation — and unity

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for 'Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar Ada Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir — and a...

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After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for '#Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar @Adita_Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir - and a triumph of immigrant research. My @WLRN interview.wlrn.org/americas/2026-05-21…

'Keeper of My Kin': Ada Ferrer's post-Pulitzer Cuban memoir explores family separation — and unity

After winning the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for 'Cuba: An American History,' exile scholar Ada Ferrer takes a more intimate dive into the Cuban experience with 'Keeper of My Kin', a poignant memoir — and a...

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As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them — maybe forever. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them — maybe forever

COMMENTARY To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done.

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To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them — maybe forever

COMMENTARY To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done.

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As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them - maybe forever. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-05-…

As Jamaica loosened its politics-and-gangs ties, Haiti tightened them — maybe forever

COMMENTARY To observe Haitian Flag Day on May 18, the members of Haiti's political and business elite who've sponsored violent gangs could reflect on the possibly irreparable damage they've done.

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Ewald Scharfenberg
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Ojalá lleguemos a decir eso en Venezuela (y por vías democráticas).
Adam Schwarz@AdamJSchwarz
May 9
Replying to @AdamJSchwarz
Prime Minister Péter Magyar inaugural speech: "The psyche of the whole country was poisoned by politics that was artificially inciting hatred. The Hungarian state is not allowed to do anything like this ever again... This era is, once and for all, finished."
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Trump's moves in Venezuela, Cuba risk being Hormuz miscalculations - not hemispheric makeovers. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-04-…

Trump's moves in Venezuela, Cuba risk being Hormuz miscalculations - not hemispheric makeovers

COMMENTARY In Venezuela and Cuba, President Trump risks repeating the miscalculation he's made in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz — thinking bold strikes automatically yield regime change.

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