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Café Inquiry (ONLINE) – The U.S. in Latin America
November 23, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
This event is held online. (Click the button to join the Zoom meeting.)
The Trump administration has, according to news reports, “developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela”. Over the years the U.S. has intervened in Latin America many times, both overtly and covertly. At the next Café Inquiry Online we’ll take a look at some of this history and its consequences, and we’ll explore the current situation as regards Venezuela. A professor at North Carolina State University provides this timeline of US-Latin American relations from 1795 through 2014. This gift article from the New York Times gives an overview of a few C.I.A operations in Latin America. The Conversation has this piece that focuses on the U.S. government’s changing attitudes towards Panama and the Panama Canal. Finally, this 12-minute video from Al Jazeera explores the role of U.S. policies in Latin America in contributing to the immigration crisis. Hope to see you there!
Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.
Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.
Café Inquiry (Grand Rapids) meets each month IN PERSON on the second Sunday and ONLINE on the fourth Sunday.
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