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Rebel Cities 13: Porto Alegre In Brazil Shows How Participatory Budgeting Works

Citizen control of spending decisions means communities decide what their city does and does not do with public funds. For 30 years the process has worked in Brazil, and now it's spreading rapidly.

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Act Out! [111] - How & Why the UN Fails + A Very Unhappy Birthday to Corporate Personhood

Given its backwards position on women's rights, it seems ludicrous that Saudi Arabia would get a seat on a UN Council tasked with upholding and forwarding women’s rights around the globe. But that is precisely what happened.

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The Amazon Tribe Protecting the Forest with Bows, Arrows, GPS and Camera Traps

An indigenous community called the Ka'apor in northern Brazil is fighting to achieve what the government has long failed to do: halt illegal logging in their corner of the Amazon.

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200 Cities Protest Corruption In Brazil, Saying "Dilma Must Go"

Dilma Rousseff faces calls for impeachment and accusations of corruption as demonstrators chant, "We don’t have politicians – we have thieves."

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Brazil’s “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest” Faces Death Threats

Davi Kopenawa, the leader of the Yanomami people in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, who is internationally renowned for his struggle against encroachment on indigenous land by landowners and illegal miners, is now fighting a new battle – this time against

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Repressing World Cup Protests Is Booming Business for Brazilian Corporation

Rio-based company Condor Nonlethal Technologies is swimming in profit after a $22-million contract providing tear gas, rubber bullets, Tasers, and light and sound grenades to police and private security forces.

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The World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents

Protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country’s hospitals and schools remain woefully underfunded.

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