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Who Supports Brazil's New Strongman?

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva Boston Review
While he is compared with Donald Trump, Bolsonaro goes much further, making him more analogous to a strongman such as the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte.

Jobs Are No Excuse for Arming a Murderous Regime

William Hartung LobeLog
Regardless of what ultimately happened to Khashoggi, continuing U.S. arms sales and military support to Saudi Arabia under current circumstances is immoral. Jobs should not be an excuse to arm a murderous regime

Media Bits and Bytes - October 16, 2018

Portside
#MeToo: Survivors' Stories Still Resonate; Crown Prince Coverage; Brett's Info Terrorists; WaPo Doesn't Get Jealous; Google+ Bug; Taylor Registers a Generation

Why Did Women Win the Right to Vote in Colorado in the 19th Century?

Jennifer Frost History News Network
One hundred twenty-five years ago, prioritizing local contexts and coalition-building, paying attention to political, economic, and social developments, and connecting to national allies brought Colorado’s campaign for equal suffrage to a successful

Germany Protest: 200,000+ Against Racists

Jenny Hill BBC
More than 200,000 people have been marching in the German capital Berlin to protest against xenophobia and the increasing influence of the far right.
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