“Of course Brazil’s problems aren’t going to be fixed if Lula and Rousseff are kicked to the curb. After all, 26% of Congress faces active criminal investigations.”
That’s what we wrote on Sunday evening on the way to highlighting a new note from Goldman which explains why Brazil should guard against excessive BRL strength in the months ahead.
US Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will not be attending the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, despite being the only Jewish candidate in the presidential race. The Democratic presidential hopeful is the only candidate out of both parties not to attend the well established annual meeting, where American leaders and potential leaders get to lay out their pro-Israel policies for potential support, at the expense of Palestinian people. Christian Today reports: Bernie Sanders announced his decision not to take part in the pro-Israel group’s conference on Friday.
Submitted by Charles Kennedy via OilPrice.com,
The way things are shaping up on the oil price panic barometer, 17 April is now a D-Day of sorts for the industry. It’s the day both OPEC and non-OPEC countries will (reportedly) sit down together in Doha, Qatar, to work towards an output freeze deal.
Hundreds of people including rabbis and Jewish religious leaders, have taken to the streets of Washington, DC to demonstrate against an upcoming speech by Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Trump is due to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference on Monday night. The protest was organised by two rabbis David Paskin and Jesse Olitzky, who dubbed it “Come Together Against Hate”- the conference’s motto is “Come Together.” RT reports: “We denounce in the strongest possible terms the bigotry, racism, xenophobia, and misogyny expressed by Mr.
WARNING - MAJOR SPOILERS ALERT
Submitted by Jake Anderson via TheAntiMedia.org,
Netflix original series, House of Cards, has never shied away from controversial storylines. The narrative has followed Frank Underwood’s rise to power from Congressional whip to Vice President to President. His meteoric ascent to power was always trailed by a dark shadow, though — one that perhaps mirrors the real life brutality, scandal, and corruption that accompanies the machinations of most high-level politicians.