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While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.
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Amnesty International has asked for stricter regulations on the use of aggressive weapons like tear-gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray as well as techniques such as kettling during the global soccer event.
Some say the Pacifying Police Units now installed in favelas are part of a corporate takeover of Rio de Janeiro – where the purpose is not to meet social demands but to make the city friendly for big business.
After a surprise Defense Ministry ruling enabling armed forces in Brazil’s streets, members of Congress are now pushing a bill that defines terrorism in vague terms – to frighten protesters and quell public dissent ahead of the World Cup.
In a move that could threaten the 13-year global moratorium on terminator seeds, Brazilian lawmakers are now attempting to push through legislation that defies a UN agreement dating back to the 2000 Convention on Biological Diversity.
One week after Brazilian animal rights activists in São Paulo State occupied a testing laboratory and stimulated nationwide discussion about the right to conduct torturous tests on animals, they won a 60-day suspension of the institute.
One of the reasons Brazilians are now growing, selling and eating high quantities of organics is because the country is the biggest user of pesticides per capita in the world – an unfortunate distinction Brazil has held since 2008.
Bus fare hikes in Sao Paulo were the catalyst for Brazil's recent protests, but a lesser known movement has also emerged demanding an end to the country's endemic cruelty to animals.
While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.
June 23, 2026 may be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Democratic Party establishment.
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.
“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”
While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.
June 23, 2026 may be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Democratic Party establishment.
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.
“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”
Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
June 23, 2026 may be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Democratic Party establishment.
While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.