The tragicomic “insurrection” in Brasilia on Sunday was destined to meet a sudden death. The universal condemnation and, in particular, the brusqueness with which the Biden Administration distanced itself from the protestors, sealed their fate. Certainly, this revolt is no “civil war,” although it is difficult to make predictions about new protests in the country.
Biden Stoops to Conquer Brazil’s Lula
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35 Years After His Assassination, Thomas Sankara Still Inspires Liberation in Africa
Thirty-five years ago this month, one of Africa’s greatest revolutionaries was murdered by former comrades.
“Africa’s Che Guevara,” as he was known, was shot down in a coup d’etat by soldiers who were rebelling against his socialist transformation of Burkina Faso, a landlocked and poor remnant of the French colonial empire in West Africa.
35 Years After His Assassination, Thomas Sankara Still Inspires Liberation in Africa
President Lula!
Thousands took to the streets to celebrate as Lula, the candidate of the Workers’ Party of Brazil, defeated Jair Bolsonaro in one the most crucial elections in the country’s history
President Lula!
Iván Duque bags job at Washington think tank
Former right-wing President of Colombia, Ivan Duque, has landed a job at the Washington-based Wilson Center as a “Distinguished Fellow” and “Global Advisor” for issues including defense of democracy and climate change, despite his atrocious record on human rights and environmental destruction.
Iván Duque bags job at Washington think tank
Saving Capitalism or Saving the Planet?
Cows and cars should not be conflated in climate change debates
Gutting the Planet.. The Price of Palm Oil and ”Consumer choice”
The Price of Palm Oil Aug 7, 2020 Visit original…SiteportiamaidmentGlamBlog shared with thanks
Chances are you have heard of it and high chances are you know, along with cattle ranching and soy crops, it’s causing major deforestation across some of the world’s most biodiverse and critically endangered forests.
Gutting the Planet.. The Price of Palm Oil and ”Consumer choice”
EU proposes fresh alliance with US in face of China challenge
EU proposes fresh alliance with US in face of China challenge
The paper says: “As open democratic societies and market economies, the EU and the US agree on the strategic challenge presented by China’s growing international assertiveness, even if we do not always agree on the best way to address this.”
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The draft paper’s remark that the EU and the US “do not always agree” on how to deal with China is an acknowledgment of how the European bloc’s official three-pronged strategy of co-operation, competition and rivalry with Beijing is less hawkish than bipartisan policy in Washington.
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