On October 28, 2018, Brazil elected far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. What has been happening in Brazil during the first few weeks […]
Snark and Sweetness
This week on Mel & Floyd: Higher education is ruining America, the good old days when teachers could smoke, Earl Comstock: whale hunter lobbyist, Senator Jon Rohnson, Chinese gaffes, pimps […]
New Corruption Investigations Further Beleaguer to Brazil’s Presiden...
A judge in Brazil’s Supreme Court this past week introduce new corruption investigations into dozens of the country’s most powerful politicians, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered government of […]
Brazilian Students Occupy Over 1,000 Schools
In the last two weeks, Brazilian students have occupied over 1,000 schools. Threats of mass school closures and cuts to the education budget have driven thousands of pupils to shut […]
Brazil update
Brazil Update: What will happen now that President Dilma Rousseff was impeached? Who will replace her? Today Esty Dinur talks with two experts on this subject, Maria Luisa Mendoça and […]
Rio 2016: What to expect from this year’s Olympic games
A country in political turmoil. Super bacteria in the water. A “state of public calamity.” A health care emergency and Zika. Drug gangs shooting it out in the streets. Tourists […]