In which we update the latest from Brazil, post-election. What will Bolsonaro's government look like? We plot best & worst case scenarios and discuss how bad this really is (really, really bad). And is "fascism" the correct term to use?
Readings:
Bolsonaro Rising (Alex) https://thebaffler.com/latest/bolsonaro-rising-hochuli
Bolsonaro: more dangerous than Trump (Alex) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/brazil-presidential-election-who-jair-bolsonaro-popular-candidate-more-dangerous-ncna925011
What Bolsonaro's election victory means (Ben) https://mg.co.za/article/2018-10-28-what-bolsonaros-election-victory-could-mean
Fascism has arrived in Brazil (Ben) https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-election-results-president-fascism-far-right-fernando-haddad-a8606391.html
Privilege vs Democracy in Brazil (Alfredo Saad-Filho) https://jacobinmag.com/2018/10/brazil-election-bolsonaro-haddad-lula-pt-democracy
/401/ Modernity is Very Gay ft. Roger Lancaster
/396/ Enough Carnations? Portugal Decides, ft. Catarina Príncipe
/400/ The Political Oppositions of the Next Decade ft. Frost, Gourevitch, Liu, Phillips
/399/ From ADHD to Let Me Be (Emotion Sickness, pt III) [sample]
/398/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (II) ft. Ashley Frawley (sample)
/397/ Reading Club: Imagined Communities (sample)
Big news: Bungacast is getting bigger, better
/395/ A Coup From Within the Computer ft. Benjamin Studebaker (excerpt)
UNLOCKED /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone
/393/ Emotion Sickness: The Politics of Feelings (I) ft. Nina Power
/392/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About (II) ft. Michael Vann
Excerpt: /391/ Aufhebonus Bonus - Feb 2024
/390/ The Biggest Country No One Talks About ft. Vedi Hadiz
/388/ Betting on Bukele (I) ft. Nelson Rauda / Juan Rojas
/387/ Get Fungal to Save Culture ft. Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family)
Excerpt: /386/ Reading Club: Globalisation (III & IV)
/384/ Millennial Rule ft. Amber A'Lee Frost
/383/ Stare into the Abyss with Us ft. Juliano Fiori
Excerpt: /382/ Death of the Millennial Left ft. Chris Cutrone
UNLOCKED: /373/ Take a Stand: Be Neutral! ft. Lily Lynch
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