Inside Brazil’s War on Small Farmers
Despite increasing violence, Brazil's Landless Workers Movement continues active resistance against Bolsonaro government.
Articles by Michael Fox
Once Again, Mainstream Media Get It Wrong on Venezuela
Foreign outlets, dutifully supporting Trump administration calls for regime change, reported that a widespread uprising was underway, even though Juan Guaidó’s coup attempt had little support.
“We Will Fight”: Brazilians Pledge to Resist Fascist President-Elect Bolsonaro
“We will not accept this kind of government. The women are not going back to the kitchen. The gays are not going back into the closet,” said Mariana Mitic, a Rio de Janeiro University Fine Arts student. “We are not going back. We are not bowing down. We will fight.”
Lula May Be in Jail, but Brazil’s Occupy Movement Won’t Let Hope Die
Source: The Nation
On April 7, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stood before thousands of supporters in the São Paulo suburb of São Bernardo do Campo and, in an emotional, hourlong speech, announced that he would be turning himself in to begin a 12-year prison sentence for corruption.
Tears flowed. The crowed called for him to resist. Nineteen hours before, Lula had defied an order to turn himself in. Many of the thousands there had spent the past two days at the ABC Metalworkers Union building, where Lula was staying, ready to defend him.
Battling on the Front Lines of Argentina’s Healthcare Crisis
Since the 1940s, Argentina has had free universal public healthcare for all of its citizens. But under the government of conservative president Mauricio Macri — who was elected in late 2015 — budget cuts and layoffs have riddled the public health sector.
Culture, Land and Resistance: Brazilians Celebrate Black Consciousness Day
Over this past weekend Brazilians celebrated the annual Black Consciousness day, commemorating the anniversary of the death of Zumbi dos Palmares, Brazil’s most important black hero. Brazil is South America’s largest country and home to the largest black population outside of Africa.