@TimPadgett2

Americas Editor, WLRN

 Miami
Joined December 2011
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Instead of wrestling with mid-term issues like affordability and immigration, #Miami is once again mudwrestling in Cuban McCarthyism. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

It's election season in Miami! Time to play our tired and toxic game ¿Quién Es Más Cubano?

COMMENTARY The Cuban community is squandering the purposeful good will it should enjoy in Miami by indulging yet again in political ill will — as elections devolve into stunts and attacks related to...

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It's election season in #Miami! Time to play our tired and toxic game ¿Quién Es Más #Cubano? My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

It's election season in Miami! Time to play our tired and toxic game ¿Quién Es Más Cubano?

COMMENTARY The Cuban community is squandering the purposeful good will it should enjoy in Miami by indulging yet again in political ill will — as elections devolve into stunts and attacks related to...

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Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, #Latinos should embrace their uniqueness — and reject MAGA's eugenics. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, Latinos should embrace their uniqueness — and reject MAGA's eugenics

COMMENTARY The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?

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The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do #Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America - or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it? My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, Latinos should embrace their uniqueness — and reject MAGA's eugenics

COMMENTARY The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?

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The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do #Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it? My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, Latinos should embrace their uniqueness — and reject MAGA's eugenics

COMMENTARY The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?

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Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, #Latinos should embrace their uniqueness - and reject #MAGA's eugenics. My @WLRN commentary.wlrn.org/commentary/2026-10-…

Raza Reality: On Oct. 12, Latinos should embrace their uniqueness — and reject MAGA's eugenics

COMMENTARY The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?

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#Cuba's private sector helps avert humanitarian catastrophe - even though it 'doesn't exist' Our @WLRN report.wlrn.org/americas/2026-10-06…

Cuba's private sector helps avert humanitarian catastrophe — even though it 'doesn't exist'

The Trump administration entrusts Cuba's private sector with imports to keep Cubans from starving — but bows to political pressure to discredit Cuban capitalism because conservative exiles call it a...

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Believe me when I say it gives me no joy to say this: I stand by what I wrote for @ChathamHouse months ago, especially when you look @ results down the ballot where PL beat PT in governorships (6 vs 3) senate (29 vs 9) & chamber (115 vs 69). chathamhouse.org/2026/05/if-…

If Jair Bolsonaro was Trump of the Tropics, is Lula the Bossa Nova Biden?

Beyond the drama of two rival populists, it is crime policy that may swing Brazil’s October election.

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