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Defend Truth

Benjamin Fogel

Benjamin Fogel is a historian and contributing editor at Africa is a Country and Jacobin.

Latest Work

Don’t believe the RET faction’s hype – Lula is not Zuma

BRAZIL-SOUTH AFRICA OP-ED

1 November 2022

Don’t believe the RET faction’s hype – Lula is not Zuma

By Benjamin Fogel

8 min

10

Bolsonaro manufactures another scandal, his Ramboesque buddy creates a scene, and the stage is set for the final (maybe) act

BOLSONARO VS LULA

28 October 2022

Bolsonaro manufactures another scandal, his Ramboesque buddy creates a scene, and the stage is set for the final (maybe) act

By Benjamin Fogel

7 min

5

Paedophilia! Cannibalism! Satanism! Politics gets dirtier as Brazil heads for final election showdown

BOLSONARO VS LULA

19 October 2022

Paedophilia! Cannibalism! Satanism! Politics gets dirtier as Brazil heads for final election showdown

By Benjamin Fogel

6 min

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Battle for Brazil’s future is not yet over — merely in ‘extra time’

3 October 2022

Battle for Brazil’s future is not yet over — merely in ‘extra time’

By Benjamin Fogel

6 min

1

Bolsonaro could be on his way out as Brazilians head to the polls — unless there’s a coup

ELECTION PREVIEW OP-ED

30 September 2022

Bolsonaro could be on his way out as Brazilians head to the polls — unless there’s a coup

By Benjamin Fogel

7 min

2

The legacy of the Marikana massacre, ten years later

MOMENT OF TRUTH OP-ED

11 August 2022

The legacy of the Marikana massacre, ten years later

By Benjamin Fogel

2 min

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Benjamin Fogel

15 June 2021

‘Worst mayor’ in history of Rio de Janeiro, known as ‘the Calamity’, appointed as South African ambassador

By Benjamin Fogel

6 min

6

The Brazilian model, or, How not to handle the Coronavirus crisis

15 April 2020

The Brazilian model, or, How not to handle the Coronavirus crisis

By Benjamin Fogel

7 min

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De Doorns: A community enveloped by fear and anger

14 January 2013

De Doorns: A community enveloped by fear and anger

By Benjamin Fogel

4 min

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Western Cape winelands: The strike's over, nothing's solved

5 December 2012

Western Cape winelands: The strike's over, nothing's solved

By Benjamin Fogel

5 min

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