Marina Silva

Celebrating Visionary Women of the World

Angella Nazarian | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Inspirational, Zaha Hadid, Anais Nin, Leadership, Marina Silva, Wangari Maathai, Estee Lauder, International Women's Day, Simone De Beauvoir, Amma, Master Cheng Yen, Gertrude Berg, Self-Esteem, Rigoberta Menchu, Angella Nazarian, Somaly Mam, Mentors, Conchita Cintron, Jacqueline Novogratz, Frida Kahlo, Women, Helen Suzman, Personal Growth, Pioneers of the Possible, Golda Meir, Celebrating Visionary Women, Slidepollajax, Ella Fitzgerald, Nawal El Moutawakel, Visionary, Forugh Farrokhzad, Women's Day, Women News
Angella Nazarian

My hope is that the stories of these visionary women present to us the flame of the passionate life, the knife of insight, and the courage to stand for what one sees without looking away.

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Part V: What Is the Brazilian Brand?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brazilian-Elections, Belo-Monte-Dam-Project, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Marina Silva, Dilma Rouseff, Hydroelectric, Latin America, Brazil, Green, Clean Energy, Green Party, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Though Dilma Rousseff's eventual victory will cheer Brazil's social movements, may have negative consequences for the environment.

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October Surprises Bring Drama to Brazil's Presidential Race

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Petrobras, Davos, Privatization, Lula, Marina Silva, Financial TImes, Jose Serra, Dilma Rousseff, Globalism, Green Party, Barack Obama, World Economic Forum, Ibope, Datafolha, Sap, Microsoft, Linux, Oracle, China, Russia, Brazil, Margaret Thatcher, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's economy has been outperforming the United States and all the Euro zone nations, which is why it is attracting investment from so many globalist companies and speculators.

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Part II: What Is the Brazilian Brand?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marina-Silva, Brazil Elections, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Dilma Rouseff, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

The Tea Party shares vast philosophical disagreements with the Obama administration, while Brazil's major politicians seem far more utilitarian and focus on nuts and bolts problems during the debates.

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What Is the Brazilian Brand?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jose Serra, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Marina Silva, Dilma Rouseff, Workers' Party, Environmental Policy, Crime, Brazil, Middle Class, Christopher Reeve, Superman, Democracy, Brazil Elections, Election, Amazon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 2016 Olympics, Colombia, Rio De Janeiro, Public Relations, Kyoto Protocol, Favelas, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

I arrived at Brazil's PR firm's fancy upstairs offices where a company rep provided me with a glossy green booklet showcasing Brazil's many economic accomplishments.

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Brazil's Greens Turn Right in Presidential Vote

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Ravi Singh, Marina Silva, Dilma Rousseff, Jose Serra, Workers Party, Psdb, Afro-Brazilian, Assemblies of God, Green Party, Right to Vote, Brazil, Right to Life, Davos, World Economic Forum, Rolling Stone, World News
Eric Ehrmann

With Brazil deciding whether to provide women with the financial assistance and educational opportunities necessary to help them grow beyond their traditional role, it's trick or treat on October 31.

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Affirmative Action Divides Brazil as Election Nears

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvard University, Lula, Marina Silva, Jose Serra, Affirmative Action, Guido Mantega, Brazil, Human Capital, Dilma Rousseff, Augusto Pinochet, Barack Obama, Robero-Mangabeira-Unger, World News
Eric Ehrmann

It's a reminder of how efforts to globalize the United States model of social organization by race can cause the fragmentation of national identity in a regional power like Brazil.

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Second Act for South American Left: Are Greens the Answer?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marina-Silva, Antanas Mockus, Colombian-Election, South America, Argentina, South American Politics, Brazil, Green Party, Green News
Nikolas Kozloff

If Antanas Mockus of Columbia is elected, he will be the first Green president in the world.

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Talking the Amazon With Cameron

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Belo-Monte-Dam-Project, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Avatar, Marina Silva, James Cameron, Entertainment News
Nikolas Kozloff

Having prevailed over conventional logic and directed a mega hit with an environmental message, the real question now is how Cameron sees his role moving forward.

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