Strong signs of change from Washington on global warming.
Increasing market awareness about climate change risk and costs has been driving a growing number of companies to adopt climate friendly corporate policies in the US.
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Brazil prepares for the most competitive general elections in 15 years
The Brazilian electoral law has set October 3 as the deadline for those who want to run in the 2010 general elections to decide on their party affiliation.
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Brazil may be heading for the longest presidential campaign of its recent political history
Sérgio Abranches
The country is approaching the first marks of the 2010 election calendar. October 3 is the last day for candidates to register with a party to become eligible for candidacy.
Obama: business as usual or a pivotal turning point in US politics?
Sergio Abranches
Obama’s election was, after all, mostly like every other presidential race in the US. A business as usual election of a business as usual administration. So says Princeton’s political scientist Larry M. Bartels.
Gothic democracies: when nihilism takes over
Sergio Abranches
When major parties are dominated by nihilists, party and leaders loose contact with real life. They’re like zombies haunting parliamentary culture. Through their actions, democracies may be corrupted, and public policy go astray.