Tag: Brazil
Can Brazil convince the world to tax billionaire wealth?
The ambitious goal: To shove the case for taxing the wealth of our world’s wealthiest onto the world’s political stage.
Amazon deforestation drops 33% in Lula’s first six months
“It’s very positive, but we continue to have very high levels of deforestation.”
Why Brazil’s upcoming presidential election could determine the future of the...
“I don’t say this lightly as a scientist, but this is the most important election ever in Brazil for the Amazon and its survival.”
Brazilian meat giant JBS a bigger emitter than Italy, study estimates
Campaigners say the company’s net zero pledge amounts to greenwashing in light of its spiralling emissions.
How movements can maintain their radical vision while winning practical reforms
Forty years of struggle by Brazil's landless workers movement offers lessons on engaging the system without being co-opted.
Meet the coalition resisting the global push for land privatization in...
A campaign by U.S. and Brazilian activists challenging TIAA and other financial firms’ complicity in land grabs and deforestation in Brazil is scoring major victories.
Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights
The country’s Supreme Court has agreed to review the process around a past case that cancelled the demarcation of an Indigenous territory claimed by the Guarani Kaiowá people.
How the police killing of a Black Brazilian teen sparked a...
The police killing of João Pedro Mattos Pinto, a 14-year-old Black Brazilian in Rio de Janeiro, unmasked the scope of police brutality amid a pandemic and led to an unprecedented court decision.
The next crisis? Losing the Amazon
If too much of the forest were to be degraded or lost, scientists worry that the whole area could be transformed into a savannah.
As Amazonian wildfire season approaches, we must protect the vulnerable forest
Jair Bolsonaro’s aggressive deregulation and exploitation of the Amazon’s resources threatens the entire planet.
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Democrats divided: Historic opposition to $26 billion military aid package for Israel amid Gaza...
A record 40 House Democrats have voted against a controversial bill, citing concerns over the impact of military operations on children in Gaza.
Doesn’t the forever Scoundrel-in-chief expose Trumpism as rank, deviant criminality?
The main “freedom” sought by this scam freedom fighter (and lackeys) is to commit more crimes.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.
New bill expands warrantless spying amid widespread criticism
The U.S. Senate has approved a significant expansion of government surveillance powers, raising alarms over potential violations of civil liberties.
The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying
The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.