United States pressure has seen Panama remove its flag from 59 vessels linked to Iran or Syria.
Continue readingYou Can’t Have Democracy When You Put the Truth in Prison: The Injustice of Locking Up Lula in Brazil
Brazil’s former president, Lula, will clock a year in prison this week. What did Lula do to deserve this time in prison, and indeed what did his successor—Dilma—do to be impeached so aggressively a few years ago?
Continue readingIt’s Carnaval in Brazil—What ‘Marielle Presente’ Means for Women of Color Across the Globe
The name and image of Marielle Franco—an intersectional representation of the many wars being fought—serves as more than just a reminder.
Continue readingDisaster Capitalism in Brazil: Mining Greed Produces a Horrific Death Toll
A mining disaster in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho
Continue readingReality Starting to Creep Into the Billionaire Oasis of Davos
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro delivers a speech at Davos in January. His policies are seen as a major threat to forests in the Amazon.
Continue readingWhy It’s So Hard for Most Countries to Be Economically Independent From the West—Look No Further Than Brazil
Why is it so difficult even for huge countries with large, diversified economies to maintain independence from the West? If anyone could have done it, it was Brazil. In the 19th century it was imagined that Brazil could be a Colossus of the South to match the U.S., the Colossus of the North. It never panned out that way.
Continue readingBolsonaro of Brazil: Slayer of the Amazon
The destination for the world’s largest mining firms is the Amazon.
Continue readingThe Growing International Alliance of Right-Wing Demagogues
Steve Bannon has been growing his reach and his movement has landed in Brazil and beyond.
Continue readingHere’s How Economic Inequality Leads to Starvation Throughout the World
Hunger, that constant sound inside the head of the poor, must be silenced to ensure our species has a future.
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