Brazil
Right-wing Brazilian government moves to weaken anti-slavery laws
March 27, 2017Slavery still exists in Brazil and may get worse under the Temer government. Standing to benefit are the global capitalists who deal in natural resources.
Read more“Amendment of Death”: Brazil’s government passes 20-year social spending freeze
December 20, 2016New right-wing amendment mandates a freezing of health, education, and social assistance spending at current levels for the next 20 years.
Read moreMastermind of Brazilian impeachment saga arrested
October 26, 2016Millions of Brazilians are hitting the streets to defend their hard won economic and social gains.
Read moreBrazilian Left pushing hard for referendum to stop rightward slide
June 20, 2016The referendum would authorize new elections for October, but this depends on first defeating the efforts of the right to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office.
Read moreGlobalized economy might help Mississippi Nissan workers win union vote
June 20, 2016Nissan workers have travelled twice from Mississippi to France to show government officials there proof of Nissan's illegal anti-union tactics.
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