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 )

Conservation Pays Far More Than Most Governments Will Admit

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 10, 2019 According to more than 400 scientists, Brazil's natural forest, scrub, marsh and grassland is worth as much as $1.7 trillion annually. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Activists Guiding Us Through These Dark Days

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 5, 2019 As the Nobel Prizes are awarded, people gather in Sweden to celebrate another award for change-makers, whistleblowers and resistance leaders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NATO Should Be Dissolved

Medea Benjamin / Independent Media Institute Dec 4, 2019 In an age when climate change threatens the future of humanity, the United States' oldest military alliance has become an anachronism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump to Tariff Steel and Aluminum From Argentina and Brazil

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 The president asserts he'll retailate against the South American countires for hurting American farmers through currency manipulation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Lula Vows to Make Life ‘Hell’ for Bolsonaro Government

MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Nov 23, 2019 The ex-president, out of jail for charges he disputes, says at Workers' Party event he is more willing than ever to fight for the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will America’s Billionaires Start a Second Civil War?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Nov 22, 2019 Oligarchs have aligned with the forces of reaction to preserve their grip on power, endangering the U.S. and democracy the world over. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )