Nov 03 Watch 25:00 November 3, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 3, one week after 11 people were shot to death in a Pittsburgh synagogue, an interfaith call for unity and discussing how Brazil’s far-right president-elect will lead the country. Later, populism reigns in Hungary… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil is another big win for populism With a history of racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was elected president last Sunday of Latin America’s biggest country, campaigning as an antidote to a political class embroiled in corruption scandals. The victory was the latest… Continue watching
Oct 30 Brazil elected a far-right president. What can the world expect? By Larisa Epatko President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-establishment speeches and populist style drew support among those seeking strong leadership, but stoked fears among others that he was putting Brazil’s democracy in danger. Continue reading
Oct 29 Brazil elects far-right president, worrying rights groups By Sarah DiLorenzo, Peter Prengaman, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Jair Bolsonaro's victory moved Brazil, the world's fourth-largest democracy, sharply to the right after four consecutive elections in which candidates from the left-leaning Workers' Party won. Continue reading
Oct 22 Son of Brazil’s election front-runner says top court could be closed, setting off alarm By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Three Brazilian justices on Monday criticized the son of presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro for saying that the country's top court could be closed if it tried to remove his father from the presidency. The son tweeted that his statements were… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: States declare emergencies over Hurricane Michael In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Michael is heading toward the Florida Panhandle, and is expected to make landfall midweek. Forecasters say it could become a major hurricane with winds topping 110 miles an hour. Also, President Trump predicted the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Far-right presidential candidate wins first round in Brazil By Sarah DiLorenzo, Mauricio Savarese, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Far-right, former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, who expresses nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship, won the first round of its presidential election by a large margin Sunday, but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff against… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 25:04 October 7, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 7, two women face-off in a tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat in Arizona, and Brazil’s presidential elections sees the rise of far-right populism. Also, filmmaker John Waters on the art of shocking… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:10 Far-right populism rises in Brazil’s presidential election By PBS News Hour Much like President Trump and other populist leaders around the world, a far-right candidate on Sunday was leading Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, a former fringe candidate, surged ahead in recent polling after he was stabbed nearly to death by… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 9:22 How Brazil nuts are helping protect the Amazon rainforest In Brazil, the temptation to clear more Amazon rainforest to meet the demand for meat and soybeans is huge. But deforestation could drive the world toward a climate change tipping point. Can Amazon residents balance conservation and economic potential? Special… Continue watching