CURITIBA, BRASIL – “You never used to see flags like this,” says Renault worker Paulo Pissinini, my guide in Curitiba as he drives down one of the wealthiest boulevards in Curitiba, pointing to nearly two dozen Brazilian flags hanging from people’s balconies. “Brazil is not like the United States where

Greetings from São Paulo, where Payday is interviewing labor leaders as they prepare for the final week-long push for Lula ahead of Brazil’s runoff presidential election on Sunday, October 30.  Datafolha: Lula 52% – Bolsonaro 48%  As election day approaches, many trade unionists in Brazil are nervous that Bolsonaro may

Folks,  Greetings from Curitiba in the South of Brazil, where I’ve been out interviewing workers ahead of the Brazilian presidential election next Sunday.  Sorry not to have more updates as I have been traveling and interviewing workers, but I will have more tomorrow and throughout the week.  Intercept Brasil

When the legendary reporter Bill Greider died on Christmas Day in 2019, his New York Times obituary quoted an interview he gave to the Princeton Alumni Weekly. In the interview, Bill was asked how his Princeton education shaped his political philosophy as a legendary reporter.   Referencing his time in Louisville