Black Brazilian Women and the Lula Administration

Black Brazilian Women and the Lula Administration

This piece was published in the March/April 2007 issue of the NACLA Report. The social sciences produced by black intellectuals ...
The Workers' Party Self-Destructs

The Workers’ Party Self-Destructs

Almost three years after taking power, and after sparking hope among progressive forces all over the word, the Brazilian Workers’ ...
From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy

From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy

As Chileans and progressives around the world mark the 30th anniversary of the violent military coup that overthrew Chile’s socialist ...
Lula’s Environment Policy: An Overview

Lula’s Environment Policy: An Overview

As of this writing, the new Brazilian government headed by President Lula da Silva is scarcely two months old. It ...
Brazil - "Abertura" on Trial?

Brazil – “Abertura” on Trial?

In a trial that many saw as a test of Brazil's much-vaunted liberalization process, known as abertura, the Second Military ...
The AFL-CIO's 'New Internationalism'

The AFL-CIO’s ‘New Internationalism’

Last December, when then President-elect Lula da Silva met with the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO in a celebratory gathering ...
BRAZIL Lula: "We can take power

BRAZIL Lula: “We can take power

Late for our interview, presidential candidate Luis InAcio "Lula" da Silva exploded into the room like the prover- bial gangbuster ...
Brazil - Metalworkers Strike

Brazil – Metalworkers Strike

On May 11, the 41-day strike by Brazilian metalworkers ended in defeat for the workers, but its political implications go ...