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With the dollar weakening, people are turning to gold. Cue the acceleration of an Amazon gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.
Today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. i talk to olena zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. how are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns? how are they fighting winter's cold as the country struggles to pump out heat? and can they ever return to life as normal? also, brazil's january 8th and its stunning similarities to america's january 6th. we dig into the attack on the capital in brasilia with reporter mac margolis. and california was pummelled by rivers of rain. we'll destroy the astronomical cost of climate change an...
A week ago on january 8th, a mob in brazil's capital stormed the congress building, the supreme court, and the presidential palace. the images are reminiscent of those that emerged from the attack on the u.s. capitol two years ago on january 6th. the protestors in brazil, like their american counterparts, believed the recent presidential election had been stolen. they were supporters of the right-wing populist former president jair bolsonaro, who lost in the october to luiz ignacio lula da silva. so what happens next? joining me now is mac margolis. he spent four decades reporting on brazil an...
This is really an anti-incumbent fury of a populous that is tired of the political class. the political class is discredited across the region, and across the world, i suppose. they're looked at particularly in bad light in brazil and other countries. so it doesn't take long for a president to win, to then turn into public enemy. >> mac margolis, always a pleasure to have you on. >> thank you very much. next on "gps," xi jinping has surprised the world lately, ending covid restrictions suddenly, and then taking some unexpected steps to revive china's economy. markets are cheering, but should...
COMMENTARY Having Pelé's dignified memory hanging in the air helps us understand what's at stake after the degrading attack in Brasília by Bolsonaristas.