What do Bernie Sanders, Narendra Modi, Jeremy Corbyn, Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump have in common?  Each man is labelled a populist politician by supporters and detractors alike. Populism “seeks...

The Amazon Rainforest, often called the “lungs of the planet,” has been engulfed in a catastrophic fire this summer. Together with other types of deforestation, the flames consumed 519 square miles...

Global attention turned to Latin and South American politics following Brazil’s October elections which resulted in the appointment of far-right President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro.

Carlos Gustavo Poggio Teixeira remembers sitting in his apartment in Washington, D.C., when Jair Bolsonaro was announced president-elect of Brazil. The populist candidate, who ran on a platform of far-right conservatism and militant ideology, has been compared by many political scientists — including Teixeira — to U.S. President Donald Trump.