The far-right Brazilian front-runner is attempting to mask his fascist platform by leaning into a recently-adopted free-market agenda.
Inequality Is Both a Feature and a Driver of Bolsonaro’s Rise in Brazil
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Latin America & Caribbean
Assassins Without Borders
Saudi Arabia’s apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States.
Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?
What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements — and the order they seek to replace.
#MeToo Goes Global
The U.S. isn’t the only country where women are lining up to burn down the (frat) house.
The Venezuelan Walkers
200 Venezuelans are leaving the country every day on foot. They deserve a humane, coordinated response.
Trump’s Latin America Policy: Send in the Troops
The president apparently spent much of last summer pushing for an invasion of Venezuela.
Given What the U.S. Has Done to the World, It Should Be Letting All Refugees In
From the Muslim Ban to family separations, the U.S. is cruelly restricting refugees from conflicts it helped create.
Bad Bugs: How the White House Is Stoking a World Public Health Crisis
Bad pathogens and bad policies go hand-in-hand.
Next Stop for the Global ‘Bernie’ Movement: Mexico?
After many disappointments, the left-populist alternative looks primed for a big win in Mexico.
World to Refugees: Go to Hell
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.