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Right Wing Nationalist Rulers: An International Movement That Threatens Our Future

Trump is the international right’s Godfather and, as John Feffer tells us, they are filling the void of fear that has been left in the…

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Black Americans, Black Brazilians Suffer More From COVID-19. Structural Racism Is To Blame.

“Genocides don’t always have to be intentional. It’s about impact. Whether or not they have been planning to kill people, we know people are dying…

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Brazil: LULA strikes BACK

In a huge win for the left and for democracy, Brazil’s Supreme Court has annulled corruption convictions against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,…

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Lula vs Bolsonaro: Countdown to Brazil’s elections

Tensions have been building for months as Brazil heads for an electoral showdown that will have major implications for the country and for the world….

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Brazil on Fire: Supporters in Northeastern Brazil hope to lift Lula to victory

Tens of thousands joined former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the streets of Recife last Friday for another packed march in northeastern Brazil….

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Will Lula fix the crisis facing Brazil’s informal workers? | Workers of the World

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated as Brazil’s president on New Year’s Day. Half of all Brazilian workers are employed in the informal sector,…

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Bolsonaro supporters reject Lula’s clear presidential victory in Brazil

In an historic victory, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidency on Sunday night, defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by more…

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From Brazil to Peru, the far right is on the move in Latin America | The Marc Steiner Show

Read the transcript of this episode: https://therealnews.com/from-brazil-to-peru-the-far-right-is-on-the-move-in-latin-america Between former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo being removed from office and Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right supporters in Brazil storming…

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Life inside an MST landless workers’ settlement in Brazil

For nearly 40 years, Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) has been fighting the concentration of landownership among the country’s elite through the direct occupation and…

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Bolsonaro banned from politics—is Trump next?

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from holding political office for the next eight years. The country’s Supreme Court ruled on June 30…

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