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May 9, 2020

Brazil: the Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor Named Sergio Moro

Daniel Cerqueira OpenDemocracy

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro march on May 5, 2020.

On the rise and fall (for now) of Operation Car Wash’s patron in Brazil, former judge and now former Bolsonaro minister of Justice Sergio Moro. Is the judge who convicted former President Lula da Silva positioning himself to run for President?

May 9, 2020

In Times of Emergency: No Sacrifices of the Public Interest

Adam M. Sowards The Revelator

President Trump meets with energy executives on April 3, 2020.

The Trump Administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the face of the pandemic. But Trump isn’t the first to try to use emergencies to implement regressive policies, and history shows that the people can fight back — and win.

May 9, 2020

Statement for a Feminist Foreign Policy to Confront the Coronavirus Pandemic

Women Cross DMZ,

This pandemic calls for us to challenge our militarized notion of security. There is ample evidence that a militarized response will further criminalize marginalized communities of color who are often targets of over-policing and imprisonment.

May 9, 2020

The Pandemic is the Time to Resurrect the Public University

Corey Robin New Yorker

Sending students, professors, and workers back to campus, amid a pandemic, because colleges and universities need the cash, is a statement of bankruptcy more profound than any balance sheet could ever tally.

May 8, 2020