Tag: democracy

September 4, 2024

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Book Reviews

Knife Review – Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Writer Salman Rushdie’s account of the attempted murder that almost fulfilled the fatwa imposed on him by Islamic fundamentalists.
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July 6, 2024

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Politics

Why did Trump got away and Bolsonaro didn’t?

We analyze 3 factors in the US and Brazil’s political system that led to Trump being candidate and Bolsonaro being banned
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April 17, 2024

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Book Reviews, Polarization

Book Review: What’s Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies

Tim Urban uses biology and funny drawings to explain why we are so polarized
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April 15, 2024

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Politics

Bolsonaro – The Bitter Fruit of the Brazilian Spring

How a popular uprising from left-wing student organizations set the chain of events that would elect an anti-woke populist
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April 10, 2024

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Polarization, Politics

Alexandre de Moraes: Who’s the Brazilian Judge at Odds with Elon Musk

How a Brazilian judge formerly nicknamed “Pitbull” by the left became the far-right #1 enemy
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April 8, 2024

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TV, Movies & Games

Series Review: The Last Czars and How Revolutions Die

An overview of the Russia pre-revolution and some reflections on the rise and death of autocratic regimes
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March 28, 2024

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Politics

Inside the 2013 Brazilian Spring – The June that Brazil Wouldn’t Forget

How a 20 cents raise in bus fares combined with police violence and real-time sharing on social media made the popular indignation explode in Brazil.
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