Bolsonaro Mobilizes Evangelicals, Large Landholders, and Businessmen to Attempt a Coup on September 7

Bolsonaro Mobilizes Evangelicals, Large Landholders, and Businessmen to Attempt a Coup on September 7

Bolsonaro’s allies expect election-focused acts but do not rule out attacks by the president against the president of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, Alexandre Moraes According to the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) wants to use Brazil Independence Day on September 7 to give a… Continue reading

The Lancet Journal Cites the Brazilian Election and Claims Brazil Needs Immediate Change

The Lancet Journal Cites the Brazilian Election and Claims Brazil Needs Immediate Change

In an editorial, the scientific publication draws attention to the disastrous impact that Bolsonaro has had on the pandemic and his disrespectful treatment of indigenous people. This Saturday (3), the scientific journal The Lancet published an editorial (“New Beginnings for Latin America?“) on the Brazilian presidential election. For this, “Brazil… Continue reading

Brazilian Supporter of Bolsonaro Tries to Kill Vice-President of Argentina

Brazilian Supporter of Bolsonaro Tries to Kill Vice-President of Argentina

A man was arrested Thursday night after aiming a handgun at Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, at point-blank range. The assassination attempt failed because the gun did not fire. “A man pointed a firearm at her head and pulled the trigger,” the president said in a… Continue reading

Google Harasses Employees Who Support Palestine

Ariel Koren, a Jewish Google employee, announced her resignation in a letter to her coworkers in response to a retaliation against her and other employees who had spoken out in favor of Palestine. Koren, who identified herself as a “Jewish Google worker,” wrote on Medium, “Instead of listening to employees who… Continue reading

Steve Bannon Was Convicted of Contempt of Congress on January 6

Steve Bannon Was Convicted of Contempt of Congress on January 6

Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, was found guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress on Friday after he ignored the Jan. 6 select committee. Bannon will be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail and a maximum of one year in prison. Additionally,… Continue reading

One Person Was Arrested After Protesters Harassed Ex-DC Police Officer Michael Fanone

One Person Was Arrested After Protesters Harassed Ex-DC Police Officer Michael Fanone

After attending a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on Thursday night, former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who was assaulted on January 6, 2021 by the mob, was targeted by protesters. In numerous videos shared on Twitter, a group is seen pursuing Fanone and berating him… Continue reading

Radicals Have Taken Over Mainstream Conservatism

Radicals Have Taken Over Mainstream Conservatism

The panelists on MSNBC’s Velshi said that there are similarities between Hitler and Mussolini and that “radicals” are influencing mainstream conservatives. Sam Stein, the show’s guest host and the White House editor for Politico, spoke with Zack Beauchamp, a senior correspondent for Vox, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor at New… Continue reading

Mitt Romney: A Return to Trump Would Make America’s “National Malady of Denial” “Incurable”

Mitt Romney: A Return to Trump Would Make America’s “National Malady of Denial” “Incurable”

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) criticizes both sides of the political spectrum in an Op-Ed for the Atlantic, claiming that America is missing the bigger picture. What explains the casual disregard for potentially catastrophic threats? In the article titled “America Is in Denial,” Romney is questions. In recent years, the senator —… Continue reading

Brazil’s Lula Says He Won’t Tolerate Threats Against Institutions

Brazil’s Lula Says He Won’t Tolerate Threats Against Institutions

The front-runner in the polls for the October presidential election in Brazil, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, declared on Saturday that he will not tolerate threats against institutions and that the armed forces must commit to democracy. “It is necessary to overcome authoritarianism and anti-democratic threats. We will not… Continue reading

Canada Must Be Preparing for the Collapse of American Democracy

Canada Must Be Preparing for the Collapse of American Democracy

The United States is on the verge of devolving into a failed democratic state. In January 2021, pollster John Zogby conducted a survey that revealed that 46% of Americans believe the United States is on the verge of another civil war. Canadians should be deeply concerned as Canada’s closest neighbor unravels… Continue reading