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Boston Calling: A Rebel’s Ride

05/04/2014

A Rebel’s Ride

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Why the Toyota Hilux truck is coveted by every insurgent group from Syria to Afghanistan

Why the Toyota Hilux truck is coveted by every insurgent group from Syria to Afghanistan.

Why the Toyota Hilux pick-up is the truck that insurgent groups from Afghanistan to Syria want to drive. Also, the California town where Cesar Chavez launched the farm workers’ rights movement in the 1960s gets a starring role in a new film about him. Another California community that wants to be known for its large Arab immigrant population meets resistance from some locals. An American journalist explains how Stalin’s daughter wound up giving him parenting advice. Why one freight train - popular with Central American immigrants heading to the US - has earned the nickname The Beast. And, email sign-off preferences - how should you say goodbye?

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