The Elephant in Rio
Don’t bank on a new “green economy” to solve our climate challenges.
Blogging the Rio+20 Earth Summit for the Rest of Us: What’s at Stake with the Green Economy
Simply obtaining measures to implement the commitments made 20 years ago would be better than creating any new corporate-driven initiatives or issuing yet more empty promises.
Walmart’s Arrogance
The Walmex bribery scandal casts a spotlight on the retail giant’s many offenses in North America.
An Easy Way to Improve U.S.-Latin American Relations
Brazil is a front-runner for a seat in a restructured UN Security Council.
Chinese Take-Over of South America?
China and the United States are going head to head in Latin America, but the United States still has the edge.
Rural Livelihoods in a Globalizing World
Join us beforehand at 4:00pm for a screening of Strong Roots: The Landless Worker’s Movement in Brazil (Raiz Forte), a documentary that also covers the brutal massacre of 19 peasants in the northern state of Pará by Brazilian police on April 17, 1996.
Obama in Latin America: Another Missed Opportunity
What might have been a high-profile trip heralding a new U.S. partnership with Latin America based on equity and mutual interests turned out to confirm the same old top-down approach to north-south relations.
Libya: Where Are the BRICs?
Brazil, Russia, India, and China did not support the UN resolution on the use of force against the Libyan government. What does this mean for the new world order?
Author Event: Living in the Crossfire
Living in the Crossfire is an exhaustive study of the violence that touches the daily lives of Rio de Janeiro’s favela residents caught in the crossfire between the traffickers that control the favelas and police officers. This book provides vivid accounts from favela residents, human rights activists and policy makers. It offers an analysis of public policies to address this grave problem while pointing out the underlying social and economic problems that exacerbate the situation.
WikiLeaks XXVI: Sea Change in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America? No, Clerical Error
Admission of a Brazilian dissident to the U.S. not as magnanimous as it looks.
Brazilian Foreign Policy Under Dilma: Interview with Igor Fuser
On Oct. 31, Brazilians elected their new president, Worker’s Party (PT) candidate, Dilma Rousseff.
Iran’s Adventures in Latin America
While the United States is is trying to isolate Iran, Iran is making friends in America’s backyard.
Brazil’s First Woman President Overcomes Opposition, Hostile Media
Worker’s Party (PT) candidate, Dilma Rousseff, will be the first woman president in Brazilian history.
Brazil’s First Female President Expected to Carry on Lula’s Work — for Better or Worse
The key to Brazil’s future lies in social movements not politics.
Brazil: Toward the Continuation of Lulismo
Dilma Rousseff came very close to winning in the first round of voting in Brazil, she ended up on the threshold of the government currently led by Lula de Silva.