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Bolsonaro’s Uncertain Future: COVID-19 and Brazil’s 2022 Election

April 16, 2021November 10, 2021 Sage Pothier

Donald Trump’s embarrassing fall from power in November 2020 carries a bleak omen for other crass right-wing leaders like Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro’s campaign tactics from 2018 will not work again, with his anti-establishment rhetoric not carrying the same appeal since his policies have resulted in countless deaths.

Slave Labour in the Fashion Industry: Xinjiang’s Cotton

April 7, 2021November 10, 2021 Sage Pothier

One of the world’s largest cotton producers is China; the Xinjiang province in western China is now the origin of 20% of the world’s raw cotton. Yet a recent report gives strong indication that labour transfer programs are being used to force Uyghurs into cotton harvesting.

Developmental Hypocrisy: US Developmental Aid and San Francisco’s Housing Crisis

March 12, 2021November 10, 2021 Sage Pothier

Until the Western world realizes that it is not the model society it makes itself out to be, problems of housing insecurity, education, and poverty will continue to devastate its citizens and societies.