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Interview: A Battle Over Copper in Colombia

Click here to listen to an interview with Austin Landis about this article.

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Published in: The D&S Debrief

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Austin Landis is an independent multimedia journalist based in Medellín, Colombia. She previously covered U.S. politics in Washington, D.C., with a focus on immigration policy.

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