"The Hollowing Out of the G20" - Ana Palacio

Since helping to mitigate the global financial crisis, the G20 has degenerated from a platform for action to a forum for discussion. In the age of Donald Trump, it could sink even further, becoming a vehicle for legitimating illegal behavior, from Russia's aggression in Ukraine to Saudi Arabia's murder of a journalist.

"Como explicar a escalada de poder da bancada evangélica?" - Magali do Nascimento Cunha

Consolida-se uma relação construída a partir da aproximação entre Bolsonaro e pastores neopentecostais

"China eyes role as world’s power supplier" - James Kynge e Lucy Hornby

Beijing promotes global electricity network to absorb huge power surpluses

"PHANTOM DEMOCRACY: A PUZZLE AT THE HEART OF CHINESE POLITICS" - John Keane

The notion of a globally menacing ‘authoritarian China’ is too simplistic. Dig deeper, and you will find signs of local democratic experiments, thanks to its skittish rulers afraid of losing control

"El caso de los apátridas en Estados Unidos" - David Baluarte

En Estados Unidos, el gobierno ha tomado recientemente medidas para limitar el acceso a la ciudadanía de las personas nacidas en su territorio y despojar a otras de ciudadanía.

Livro recomendado - "A Consciência das Palavras"

Elias Canetti

"O NOVO JEITO DE FAZER POLÍTICA DE BOLSONARO JÁ NAUFRAGOU" - João Filho

NUNCA EXISTIU um político eleito que tenha cumprido todas as expectativas oferecidas durante a eleição. É natural da política, mas Bolsonaro certamente levará o chamado “estelionato eleitoral” para um novo patamar. O presidente eleito justificou a nomeação de ministros envolvidos em denúncias afirmando que a “questão ideológica é mais grave do que a corrupção”. Sobre a nomeação de um réu no Supremo, debochou: “Eu também sou réu no Supremo. E daí?”

Filme recomendado - "Raiva"

Realização: Sérgio Tréfaut

RAIVA Trailer [PT] from Faux on Vimeo.

"PHANTOM DEMOCRACY: A PUZZLE AT THE HEART OF CHINESE POLITICS" - John Keane

The notion of a globally menacing ‘authoritarian China’ is too simplistic. Dig deeper, and you will find signs of local democratic experiments, thanks to its skittish rulers afraid of losing control

"Brexit and the Global Economy" - Mohamed A. El-Erian

The United Kingdom’s divorce negotiations with the European Union have dragged on through multiple déjà vu moments, and the consensus among experts is that the economic fallout will be felt far more acutely in Britain than in the EU. But policymakers worldwide would benefit from watching the process closely.

"Favela Pasarela" - Soledad Sominguez

Yo no pensé en hacer moda. Yo pensaba en ver mi favela apareciendo y generando impacto. Deseaba eso para Jacarezinho, pero no imaginaba que yo fuese el agente transformador. Existe un tipo específico de belleza femenina en la periferia, constituido de toda la mezcla de ese pueblo, de etnias que usted solo encuentra en la favela: la mayoría de nuestra población es negra, parda o indígena. ¡Esa es la belleza brasileña!”.Júlio César Lima –fundador-socio de la agencia Jacaré na Moda.

"Political violence, civic space and human rights defence in the era of populism and authoritarianism" - Bilge Yabanci

Academics and international donors alike have only recently considered targeted political violence as an integral part of global democratic decline and populist politics. There is much they could do.

"Lessons on building democracy after nonviolent revolutions" - Jonathan Pinckney

Why do some nonviolent revolutions end in democracy while others do not?

"Dirty talk: How pollution is snuffing out plants’ scent messages" - Marta Zaraska

Plants use a fragrant language but filthy air is messing with their communication lines, which might explain why insects are in decline and roses are losing their scent

Hoje é dia de Jack London

Parabéns Mickey!

Hoje é dia de Marcel Proust

La jalousie n'est souvent qu'un inquiet besoin de tyrannie appliquée aux choses de l'amour.

Marcel Proust

"Can Chinese cities leave the car behind?" - Liu Shaokun

For years, city planners have prioritised cars, but they're now taking a different route.

"India’s Deadly Air" - Shashi Tharoor

Complacency has turned a pollution problem into a high-cost public health crisis. The Indian public, so easily distracted by issues of identity politics like temple-building and rewriting history, should be demanding something far more fundamental: the ability to breathe.

"Abriu-se a porteira da absoluta ingovernabilidade no Brasil, diz Paulo Arantes" - Rute Pina e Emilly Dulce

Filósofo marxista analisa eleição de Bolsonaro e fissuras do campo popular desde a ditadura militar de 1964

"Tires: An Emerging Threat to Our Waterways, Our Seafood, and Ourselves?" - Jason Bittel

The United States produces two million tons of tire particles each year, and we know very little about what they do to the environment.

"The Last 40 miles"

“The Last 40 Miles,” based on a true story, follows an inmate on his final journey from Texas’s death row in Livingston, to the execution chamber in Huntsville. During the ride, his memories, the scenery flashing by, and the unexpected compassion of the guard escorting him, keep him company.

The animated and rotoscoped short film is the brainchild of British journalist Alex Hannaford, who teamed up with animators Jeff Roth and Lucas Dimick and producer/cinematographer Meg Mulloy. Together with Jennifer Deutrom and Flatblack Films, the group began working on The Last 40 Miles in 2012.

The Last 40 Miles was an official selection at more than 12 festivals around the world, winning:

** Best Animated Film, Maryland International Film Festival **

** Best Animated Feature, Louisville's International Festival of Film **

The film features Austin, Texas, actors Victor Steele, Gary Warner Kent and Al Dinneen, a score by British songwriter Ben Onono, and guitar composition by Julian Mandrake.

The Last 40 Miles from Onalaska Films on Vimeo.

RIP Stan Lee!

Stan Lee

Hoje é dia de Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes

"Kristallnacht 9/10 November 1938"

"Germans love their cars. They also love the environment. A diesel ban is forcing them to choose." - Griff Witte

Streseman Street is a road like many others. It’s loud, it’s unlovely and it’s clogged with cars and trucks belching noxious fumes day and night.

"National populism is unstoppable – and the left still doesn’t understand it" - Matthew Goodwiin

It’s not about immigration, the financial crisis, globalisation or inequality, but evidence of a broader, older social fragmentation

"China: Female Civil Servants Face Discrimination, Harassment"

1 in 5 Civil Service Job Ads Specify 'Men Only'

Livro recomendado: "Pátria"

Fernando Aramburu

"A night of firsts: the candidates who made history in the 2018 midterms" - Sam Levin and Julia Carrie

Diverse candidates are hoping to break barriers across the country.

Hoje é o Dia Mundial do Cinema! Saravá!

Um dos finais mais lindos que vi até hoje! Viva o Cinema!



Cinema Paradiso

"THE TRAGEDY OF SAUDI ARABIA’S WAR" - Declan Walsh and Tyles Hicks

Amal Hussain, 7, is wasting away from hunger. The Saudi-led war in Yemen has pushed millions to the brink of starvation.

"North Korea: Sexual Violence Against Women by Officials"

Impunity for Assault and Rape by Men in Power

"JAIR BOLSONARO IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL. READ HIS EXTREMIST, FAR-RIGHT POSITIONS IN HIS OWN WORDS." - Andrew Fishman

JAIR BOLSONARO WAS elected president of Brazil on Sunday evening. The far-right candidate received more than 55 percent of valid votes. His opponent, Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party, received less than 45 percent. In a country with compulsory voting, almost 29 percent of adults preferred to annul or not cast their ballot.

"O que prevê para o Brasil professor de Oxford que enxergou força política de Bolsonaro já em 2016"

A jornalista da BBC News Brasil Nathalia Passarinho entrevista o professor de ciência política da Universidade de Oxford, Timothy J. Power, especialista em Brasil e diretor da Oxford School of Global and Area Studies. Power estuda o Brasil há mais de 30 anos e é autor de dezenas de livros e artigos sobre o sistema político brasileiro, entre os quais Democratic Brazil Divided (Brasil democrático e dividido) e The Political Right in Postauthoritarian Brazil (A Direita Política no Período Pós-autoritário Brasileiro).