Cash as medicine: How Brazil slashed TB by tackling poverty
The scheme was launched to reduce poverty, but experts never anticipated the remarkable effects it would have on the ...
How the far right is expanding its international network
Radical right-wing movements like Germany's AfD party are on the rise worldwide. They are united by nationalism, populism and the fight against immigration. Their network is becoming increasingly ...
Oscar nominees Fernanda Torres and Walter Salles on Brazil’s 1970s junta and ‘resistance through affection’
The actress and director discuss ‘I’m Still Here’, their portrait of a family torn apart by political persecution — but still defiant ...
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The Material Creation of Freedom
When the advances made by the Scientific Revolution were applied to machinery, the Industrial Revolution was born. The ...
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Brazil elects Moroccan-descended Senator Davi Alcolumbre as Senate President
Davi Alcolumbre has been elected President of the Brazilian Senate for a second term, securing 73 votes last week. His return ...
Amazon's advocates fear Trump's return means little US help to protect rainforest
Besides Trump's withdrawal already from the Paris climate agreement, advocates fear he'll cut U.S. funding for policing that ...