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DEMOCRACY EQUALITY OPINION POLITICS SOCIAL INCLUSION

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

I touted this idea four years ago  when we watched Obama’s second inauguration and noticed that Latin America was completely absent from any major initiative. Now, more than ever, the idea starts to gather gravity. Brazil and the US are becoming more alike, at an accelerated pace. After suffering at length with the slow and […]

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ACADEMIC OPINION POLITICS UNDERSTANDING BRASIL

Converging Income Inequality in Brasil and the United States: Some Uncomfortable Realities

The US will become as unequal as Brasil. And that bothers both societies. As we watched President Obama’s second inauguration 2013 it was hard not to notice that, once again, Latin America was completely absent from any major initiative for the next four years. Even the immigration reform that came as a result of growing […]