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

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 )

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 )

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 )

Politics

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 )