Want to beat authoritarianism? Look to Latin America

Inspiration on how to beat back authoritarianism is in short supply, but those searching for hope in these dark times might consider Latin America. It's not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about democracy, associated as it is with coups, death squads, dictatorships, inequality, drug violence and now a country, El Salvador, offering itself up to Donald Trump as an offshore prison colony for deportees. It is a bleak place in many ways, especially for the jobless and the poor who flee their home countries in search of a better life somewhere else, often in the United…