“What are the main issues in your country?” and “What is your view of the U.S.?” were frequent questions during this program; these are my thoughts
Rafael Gregorio
NGOs curtail service as Trump sharply reduces refugee admissions to U.S.
The NGO World Relief’s Chicago office, which helped resettle 424 refugees in 2016, received only 35 of them in 2018, as President Donald Trump delivers on his promise to shut the nation’s door on immigrants
The more Trump is knocked down, the worse for Republicans in midterms? Think twice
As inconsistent as it may seem, maybe the more U.S. President Trump is criticized by rivals and press, the better the chances that his Republican party survives the midterm elections, in November, still upholding a majority in Congress
Brazil’s strongest political parties may face their hardest decision ever in 2018
In hold of the presidency since 1994, rivals may have to support one another in October’s election to avoid an authoritarian from becoming Brazil’s new president, despite polarization that resembles the USA
Huge influx of hungry Venezuelans challenges Brazil’s responsibility
South American power and a nation founded upon immigration, Brazil fails to address its neighbor’s humanitarian crisis, say experts, with citizens and politics echoing the recent rise of xenophobia in Europe and USA
Shrinking the achievement gap in education
A couple’s vision battled the achievement gap between black and white students in Minneapolis and helped children of Somali immigrants, but overcoming racial inequality in education remains one of several challenges in America – and also in Brazil