In the lead up to next month’s presidential elections, the LMC spends the hour with freelance writer Michael Fox to discuss Brazil’s descent into fascism under the Bolsonaro administration with his new podcast, Brazil On Fire. This podcast was produced in conjunction with NACLA and The Real News Network.
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March 29th, 2019: Brazil’s History of AntiBlackness
On this episode, the LMC spends the hour with Joao Costa Vargas about how Brazil’s institutionalized anti-black hatred is more crucial in understanding the rise of right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency than his blatant fascist views. Joao Costa Vargas is the author of “The Denial of Antiblackness: Multiracial Redemption & Black Suffering.”
July 28th 2017: Barbados Examined
On this episode, the LMC speaks with Jason Opal, the assoc professor of History & Classical Studies @ McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He will tell us about the extraordinary brutal history of slavery and the struggle for social justice in Barbados. The slave state of Barbados was so horrific, the future USA took notes.
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