Gringo view: the curse of racial hatred
(Opinion) I could not feel anything but great pride and excitement watching a live stream of the graduation ceremony in...
May 23, 2023Section
Guest Opinions
Opinion Articles from The Rio Times
Opinion: Dallagnol’s impeachment could be the last straw for Congress to react
By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) What an irony! Unemployment rose more in states where Lula won. It went up most in...
May 19, 2023
Opinion: Jet-setter Lula da Silva loses focus
(Opinion) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's focus on foreign policy and his relentless schedule of foreign trips could...
May 18, 2023
Opinion: Lula’s PT party ended with Petrobras’ autonomy
Today's big news is the new price of gasoline and diesel, which should drop 12%, and cooking gas, which could...
May 17, 2023
Opinion: Ecuador vs. Argentina – lessons from dollarization as a tool to end inflation
At the end of April, a graph on cumulative inflation in Ecuador, produced by the Latin American Strategic Center for...
May 16, 2023
Gringo view: can we really stop AI being released into the wild?
(Opinion) Even Elon Musk has joined the rousing Silicon Valley chorus line calling for a pause in AI development. He...
May 16, 2023
Opinion: fear of Brazil’s Supreme Court, election hangover demobilize population and reduce protests
The Supreme Court's (STF) escalation of authoritarianism, initiated with the fake news inquiry, boosted during the 2022 election race
May 15, 2023
Opinion: Haiti is being abandoned
(Opinion) The government of Haiti does not have the resources to protect its people. According to the United Nations (U.N.),...
May 11, 2023
Opinion: bars fall, censorship rises
By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) On Wednesday, President Lula ordered the removal of the bars that had protected the Planalto Palace...
May 11, 2023