Category Archives: Brazil is the Bomb!

Economics for Dummies: Crises of Capitalism, made easy

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A lecture by British sociologist David Harvey, accompanied by whiteboard cartoons. Suddenly, we can see why the US right-wing have been so busy trying to silence and/or expunge the voices of the left from their universities (hello, David Horowitz, we … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: What’s nicer than Evo or Lula?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Why, what else…Evo AND Lula!Found at ABI today. Reposted for no reason other than that it’s a nice shot of them…and I like it.

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Somewhere in Bogotá, El Narco is gnashing his teeth over this

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish. Story by Aporrea: Corporal Pablo Emilio Moncayo thanked the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa; that of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, and of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, for securing his freedom after twelve years as a … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula in Havana

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Lula had lots of good things to say about Fidel……and oh yeah, Your Barackness, he wants you to lift the blockade on Cuba. (Watch this get ignored and swept under the rug by the lamestream media.)

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Oh Lula, how could you?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is what vacillation looks like…Maybe this is just resignation, or maybe it’s an attempt to play peacemaker, but it sure as hell smells like betrayal to me… The president of Brazil, Luiz inácio Lula da Silva, is studying the … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: João Donato in Havana

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

The great bossanovista (second only to his namesake and lookalike, João Gilberto) comes to his favorite city and jams with the locals. This is part of a longer documentary, but I’m delighted to hear one of my faves in there–“The … Continue reading →

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Haiti: The UNtold story

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you’re wondering why aid has so much trouble reaching Haiti, here’s a broad and rather interesting hint, in video form. Those who’ve been trying to “help” Haiti for years have in fact been actively weakening it because the uppity … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Haiti

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Haiti is here. Haiti is not here.”Full lyrics, and translation, here.BTW, these lyrics, referring to racial injustice in Haiti and Brazil, are especially appropriate in light of a scandal concerning a Haitian diplomat in Brazil a couple of days ago: … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Best untrained voice EVER.

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And really, if it were professionally polished, would Astrud’s voice still have that lovely understated wistfulness?And if there were more to the lyrics, would this play on rhythms (of women’s swaying walks, no less!) be as much fun?And would this … Continue reading →

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Bolivia terror plot: Another Irish connection comes to light

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A heavily armed Michael Dwyer poses with some of his stash in a hotel in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Looks like this Irish cowboy wasn’t the only one from his country involved in this…Via Bolivia’s Erbol news service, the latest installment … Continue reading →