Countries reach agreements, businesses make deals. Language matters.
Daniela Campello
@danicampello.bsky.social
Feminist. Professor of Politics@FGV, former Princeton. Author of 'The Politics of Market Discipline' & 'The Volatility Curse'. Visiting scholar @Oxford and Wilson Center.
The one political event that gives me some hope. Looking forward to the good news! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: In New York, Mayor’s Race Draws Highest Turnout in Decades
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Lula’s approval and the exchange rate — the strongest domestic predictor of voting behavior in our models. Turns out, it’s still the economy, stupid.
Netanyahu equates Palestinians with Hamas in a way that, if done to Jews, would be called antisemitism. There should be a name for that.
It is very annoying to see world media so easily replace ‘agreement’ with ‘deal.’ Words matter; politics is not business.
Working day and night to implement the successful North Korean model in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
Move deals potentially major blow to US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China
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First law firms, then universities, now the media and NGOs. Those who lived in dictatorships know so well where this takes.
Aberbaijan and Albania, right? No wonder Trump and Bolsonaro get along so well.
The deterioration becomes more evident with each passing day.
GENOCIDE - "Indiscriminate bombardment making Gaza uninhabitable, the blocking of humanitarian aid, sexual and gender-based violence and a siege we concluded was designed to starve the population to death." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide
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Elegant, clear, uncompromising. A must-read if you’ve been tracking Trump’s attacks on Brazilian democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable
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@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social could have written the exact same piece and still resist the temptation of calling Kirk’s stance ‘good politics.’ Good politics is about substantive proposals, not reinforcing minority stereotypes or fueling hate speech. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
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Free speech includes the right to criticize hate speech. Ironically, the same voices applauding Kirk’s readiness to debate are now seeking to silence his critics.
Yes, Mr Trump, the Brazilian democracy did to Bolsonaro what the American failed to do to you -- punish wanna-be dictators.
I wonder how aware Americans are about Trump's unabashed attack on Brazil's democracy.
Quintessencial colonial mentality, and the irrelevance of palestinian pain. What a disappointment. open.spotify.com/episode/3n5O...
Jonathan Greenblatt on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech
The Interview · Episode
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Is this still a democracy? Whoever lived under autocratic regimes knows it is not. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Orders Closer Scrutiny of Race in College Admissions
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The persisting reality of political science, crystal clear to anyone working in the Global South. A conference on climate politics with 100% of participants from OECD nations. www.pece-conference.org/vancouver-2025
PECE - Vancouver 2025
Program
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Disordering. There is no reordering happening anywhere. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Overturning the Global Trade System, Trump Puts His Ideas to the Test
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I am pleased to announce the launch of Democracy Lighthouse, a new research and publications platform for all those interested in addressing global threats to democracy. Visit democracylighthouse.com and follow @DemoLighthouse for more.
This is all very depressing... Columbia's settlement with Trump's government.
