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Alfred W. McCoy: Even failed coups have very real consequences

Alfred W. McCoy: Even failed coups have very real consequences

'It doesn't take much to destroy the most seemingly resilient constitutional fabric'

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Joseph L. Flatley
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The Philippines Christmas Coup of 1989

The following, by historian Alfred W. McCoy, is taken from an interview recorded this afternoon. McCoy’s latest book is titled To Govern The Globe (Haymarket Books). The complete interview will be released as a podcast in the coming weeks.

The events of January 6, although profoundly serious, have been kind of trivia…

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