A look at the human toll of the construction of the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal’s impact on the geopolitical stage far outreaches its roughly 51-mile stretch of land and water. This week, we’re trying to understand the canal’s murky future – from climate change to President Trump’s threat to take it for the U.S. – by looking at its turbulent, cataclysmic birth.

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