democracy
Brazil: Former president Lula to prison; police fire on protesters
April 9, 2018Communist Party leader Luciana Santos said, “Lula is trapped because in one of the most unequal countries in the world, he ruled mainly for the poor.”
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Brazilians rally to Lula after court orders him to prison
April 6, 2018The left-wing leader is still Brazil’s most popular politician and is the front-runner for the presidential election due in October.
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Trumpian threat to democracy raises stakes for 2018 elections
February 15, 2018The American people face a crisis of governance and threat to democracy unlike any in our history. The stakes couldn’t be higher in the outcome of the 2018 elections.
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The Trump spectacle and the end of truth in the U.S.
January 25, 2018It is becoming increasingly obvious that the real problem is not Trump but his supporters - both at the voting base and in the corporate world.
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The rise and fall of Steve Bannon
January 10, 2018Bannon may be gone, but Bannonism remains.
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