
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
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
As Chileans and progressives around the world mark the 30th anniversary of the violent military coup that overthrew Chiles socialist ...

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

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