Watch the Cow Walk Back-and-Forth
When I get back to a hotel room and decide that I need a little TV time, I normally search...
April 2, 2013Section
Opinion
Op-eds, perspectives, and editorial commentary
The Latest Plans
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The term ‘latest’ seems better fitting than ‘new’ as the latter implies it will...
March 26, 2013
Environmental History: Whose History is it Anyways?
They say that if we don’t know our own history we are not only bound to repeat our mistakes, but...
March 26, 2013
The Curmudgeon on Popes and Politics
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - ¡Habemus papam! Or, rather, perhaps, given that Roman Catholics are a...
March 19, 2013My Flour Costs More Than My Cappuccino
On International Women’s Day, President Dilma Rousseff announced that the government would eliminate sales taxes for all goods in the...
March 19, 2013
Sure You Gonna Eat That?
Opinion, by Alfonso Stefanini RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Back in my January winter breaks at Hampshire College, I learned...
March 12, 2013It’s Time for Brazil to Start Leading on Small Arms Control
Opinion, by Robert Muggah and Melina Risso RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is taking a step backwards when it...
March 12, 2013 The Curmudgeon on “the Opiate of the Masses”
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - God may be Brazilian, but Marx certainly wasn’t. He famously stated...
March 5, 2013
Águas de Março
Editorial RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Here comes the Águas de Março (Waters of March, or March Rains), and the...
February 26, 2013