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World

The Managers of Brazil

Guido Melo / Africa Is A Country Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Drumbeat of Insurrection Sounds in Brazil

Michael Deibert / Truthdig Jan 9, 2023 The violence in Brasilia was shocking, but hardly surprising. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trumpism in Brazil

Emad Hajjaj Jan 9, 2023 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

The Price of Clearcutting

Peter Kuper Nov 30, 2022 Dig deeper

Tree stumps, mud, and trees that have been stripped and cut down litter the foreground with a forest visible far away in the background.

Environment

‘Not a Single Global Indicator Is on Track’ to Reverse Deforestation by 2030: Analysis

Kenny Stancil / Common Dreams Nov 3, 2022 There is no way to limit global warming to 1.5°C unless the world stops felling trees to make space for cattle ranching, monocropping, and other harmful practices, experts warn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Guide to Restoring Faith in Democracy

Steven Lavine / Los Angeles Review of Books Feb 23, 2020 Roslyn Fuller's new book explains how to rescue our government from oligarchy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Pope Avoids Question of Married Priests in the Amazon

NICOLE WINFIELD . The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The papal dodge disappoints progressives and liberal Catholic women's groups while reassuring conservatives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A supporter kneels during a Trump rally in 2016.

Does Capitalism Invariably Breed Fascism?

Greg Wilpert / The Real News Network Feb 6, 2020 Sociologist William I. Robinson explains how a crisis of legitimacy that began in the 1970s has helped give rise to today's far right. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Bolsonaro’s Latest Move Triggers Widespread Dismay

Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2020 The Brazilian president and former soldier causes an uproar with his pick to oversee protection of the Amazon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Faces Possible Imprisonment by Bolsonaro Regime

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 21, 2020 The charges are a blatant violation of press freedom. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest near Manaus.

The Most Disturbing Environmental Statistic of the Decade

Liberty Vittert / The Conversation Dec 30, 2019 Since 2010, we've lost roughly 8.4 million soccer fields of the Amazon to deforestation. The environmental effects will prove devastating. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Argentina Defies the Americas’ Crisis of Democracy

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 As regional powers backslide and Donald Trump looms, one nation offers a popular, progressive alternative. A dispatch from Buenos Aires. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )