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Showing posts with label Lula de Silva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lula de Silva. Show all posts

Sunday, November 21, 2010

US behind regime changes around the world

US behind regime changes around the world .


As Washington's overt support of brutal dictators became too much for Americans to stomach, it was replaced with a new concept for regime change called democracy promotion. US taxpayer's are bearing the burden, as taxpayer money has been widely used to overthrow governments around the world. Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says in the past two or three months corporate press in Brazil has opposed Dilma Rousseff, Lula de Silva's protégé, indirectly supported by NED and Freedom House


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Will Rousseff continue in Lula's footsteps?

Will Rousseff continue in Lula's footsteps?

More than 100 million Brazilians came out to vote for Dilma Rousseff; electing Brazil's first female president. Rousseff has promised to continue her predecessor's (Lula de Silva) policies but there are still many issues that linger. In Brazil many impoverished farmers are fighting for their right to live their life and sustain themselves. Reporter Pepe Escobar from The Asia Times believes that the upper class in Brazil is trying to expel peasants to the cities to create a work force that will make exported commodities.



Sunday, October 31, 2010

Brazil example for US?

Brazil example for US?

There are many types of welfare all over the world yet few with such success as Bolsa Família in Brazil. Bolsa Família provides financial aid to poor and indigent Brazilian families on condition that their children attend school and are vaccinated. The President of Brazil, Lula de Silva has reached a level of popularity with his people unseen before, polling at an 83% approval rating.



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