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Lula Wins in Brazil, but the Far Right Won’t Back Down

By Geraldina Colotti https://resumen-english.org/2026/10/lula-wins-in-brazil-but-the-far-right-wont-back-down/ Brazil held its ground, one of the last bulwarks against the advance of the far right in Latin America. The veteran Lula pulled it off, winning the runoff with 64,256,232 votes against the 59,826,041 cast for the far right, represented by Flávio Bolsonaro: 51.79% versus 48.21%. It was a hard-fought victory contested down to the last vote, achieved at the end of a toxic election campaign that saw [...]

By |2026-10-31T04:38:40-05:00October 31st, 2026|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Brazil, Climate Change, Elections, Latin America, Movements, News, Protests and Rallies, Socialism, Solidarity Economics|0 Comments
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Rio Police Chief & Brazilian Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Councilwoman Marielle Franco

By Mike Elk, PayDay report [Excerpts] The Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco. The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were guilty on all counts, and responsible for ordering the killing of Franco and her [...]

By |2026-02-26T23:35:44-05:00February 26th, 2026|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Brazil, Crime, Fascism, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Human Rights, Latin America, Mike Elk, Movements, News, Police, Police Brutality, Politics, Repression, Socialism|0 Comments
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COP30 Flames Out on Fossil Fuel Phase-out

by the Center for Biological Diversity The COP30 UN climate summit ended in Belém, Brazil with the establishment of a first-ever "just transition" mechanism for workers, Indigenous peoples and frontline communities transitioning to renewable energy economies. But the agreement lacks vital funding commitments from wealthy countries to the Global South for climate adaptation. The final agreement, which came two days after a fire at the summit venue, failed to include a roadmap [...]

By |2025-12-01T02:38:24-05:00December 1st, 2025|Activism, Brazil, Capitalism, Climate Change, Donald Trump, Economy, Energy, Environment, Environmentalism, Human Rights, Indigenous, Indigenous Nations, Labor, Latin America, Movements, News, Politics, Sustainability|0 Comments
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How UN Action Can End the Genocide in Gaza

by Nicolas J. S. Davies In July 2025, the UN General Assembly organized a “High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution.” The conference was chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, and its goal was “not only to reaffirm international consensus on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine but to catalyze concrete, timebound and coordinated international action toward the [...]

By |2025-09-29T19:20:36-05:00September 29th, 2025|Brazil, Decolonization, Europe, France, Genocide, Human Rights, Israel and Palestine, Nicolas Davies, Palestine, Palestinian, Peace, Peace and War, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, War|0 Comments
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G20 Knocks Out G7 Agendas

G20 Knocks Out G7 Agendas [Excerpts] By Pepe Escobar / The Cradle The G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geo-politically and geo-economically, trying to put on a brave ‘holiday in the sun’ face. With Rio providing the ultimately gorgeous set, at the very least, tempers at the renovated Museum of Modern Art, the G20 venue with the Sugarloaf in the background, [...]

By |2024-11-30T20:28:45-05:00November 30th, 2024|Africa, Argentina, Arlene Inouye, Asia, Banks, Beyond Capitalism, Brazil, Chile, China, China, Climate Change, Colleen Schwab, Commentary, Economy, Economy, Europe, France, India, India, Iran, Israel and Palestine, Latin America, National Security, News, Politics, Poverty, Robert Reich, Ron Scherer, Sue Sturgis, Ukraine, United Nations, Venezuela|0 Comments
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BRICS: Anti-imperialist or Sub-imperialist?

BRICS, sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange Patrick Bond interviewed  by Federico Fuentes https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/brics-sub-imperialism-and-unequal-ecological-exchange Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist and author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique. In part 2 of this interview with Green Left’s Federico Fuentes, he discusses some of the limitations in Vladimir Lenin’s views on imperialism and the need to incorporate the concept of "unequal ecological [...]

By |2024-10-06T03:18:42-05:00October 6th, 2024|Africa, Banking Reform, Big Business, Brazil, Capitalism, China, China, Donald Trump, Economy, Economy, Environment, Europe, India, India, Iran, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Peace and War, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Socialism, United Nations|0 Comments
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A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian men with suspected links to [...]

By |2024-05-04T22:36:29-05:00May 4th, 2024|Activism, Afghanistan, Anti-Racism/Racism, Artificial Intelligence, Beyond Capitalism, Biden, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Donald Trump, Drones, Europe, Fascism, Fund Drives, Health Care, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Human Rights, Independent Journalism, Independent Media, Israel and Palestine, Jails, Justice/Injustice, Labor, Latin America, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Medea Benjamin, Mexico, Movements, Nicolas Davies, Palestinian, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, Politics, Reviews, Russia, Security and Insecurity, Ukraine, Unions, United Nations, Venezuela, Whistleblowers|0 Comments
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PDF of June 2023 print edition of Change Links

By |2023-06-02T18:38:54-05:00June 2nd, 2023|Activism, Ads, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Black liberation, Brazil, Calendar, Chican@-Mexican@-Latinx, Climate Change, Cuba, Ecology, Economy, Elections, Film & Documentaries, Films, Homelessness, Independent Journalism, Labor, Latin America, LGBTQ+, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Mexico, Movements, News, Pacifica/KPFK, Peace, Peace and War, Peace Vigils, Poetry Corner, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Reviews, Russia, Socialism, Unity, Venezuela, Voting, War|0 Comments
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Maduro’s Historic Meeting with Lula in Brazil is a Step Forward for all of Latin America

By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil https://resumen-english.org/2023/05/maduros-historic-meeting-with-lula-in-brazil-is-a-step-forward-for-all-of-latin-america/ Yesterday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shook hands again after eight years since they last met. Maduro traveled to Brasilia after almost a decade; the last time was to attend the inauguration of former President Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016). His arrival marks the restart of a path of peace and understanding for both countries and [...]

By |2023-06-02T18:33:50-05:00June 2nd, 2023|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Brazil, Energy, Latin America, Movements, News, Politics, Poverty, Security and Insecurity, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela|0 Comments
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Victory for the Planet in Brazil

Lula Defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil Run-Off https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Is-Back-Says-Lula-After-Election-Victory-20221030-0017.html "Today, we are telling the world that Brazil is back and is too big to be relegated to the sad role of a pariah," Inacio Lula da Silva exclaimed in a victory speech after defeating incumbent right wing president Jair Bolsonaro. Globo reported that Bolsonaro would recognize Lula's victory. "What I hear the most in my international trips is that the world misses that sovereign [...]

By |2022-11-06T15:26:50-05:00November 6th, 2022|Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Brazil, Climate Change, Democracy, Elections, Indigenous Nations, Labor, Latin America, News, Politics, Unions|0 Comments
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September 11th Is Here Again!

September 11 is Here Again by Michael Novick, Anti-Racist Action-LA Sept. 11, 2001 is now farther in the past than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were when the U.S. began escalating its aggressive military role in Vietnam. A full generation has come age since "9-11"; about 20% of the US population has been born since the US government responded by launching the War on Terror. US military doctrine has moved [...]

By |2022-09-01T12:13:24-05:00September 1st, 2022|Activism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Brazil, Chile, China, Climate Change, Historical, Iraq, Justice/Injustice, Latin America, Michael Novick, Movements, News, Peace, Peace and War, Russia, Security and Insecurity, Socialism, Solidarity, Venezuela, War|0 Comments
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Why so Much Hatred for Lula and Cristina?

Brazil and Argentina: Why so Much Hatred for Lula and Cristina? By Emir Sader https://resumen-english.org/2022/07/brazil-and-argentina-why-so-much-hatred-for-lula-and-cristina/ Photo: Bill Hackwell   The bourgeoisie has no heroes, according to Brecht. They have no intention of generating those heroes. They make the official history with their leaders, who have reached governments without arriving as heroes of the country. Even worse, the bourgeoisie has to oppose heroes who confront them. To these they dedicate hatred, without having [...]

By |2022-08-11T00:51:43-05:00August 11th, 2022|Anti-capitalism, Anti-Racism/Racism, Beyond Capitalism, Brazil, Heroes and Whistleblowers, Historical, Latin America, Movements, National Security, News, Peace|0 Comments
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