“A war rages in the far reaches of planet earth. Antarctica’s pristine waters run red with blood.” So goes the melodramatic intro to the popular reality show Whale Wars, in which a group of activists, led by Greenpeace outcast Paul Watson, work...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Salles is senior from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, concentrating in History and Political Science.
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“A war rages in the far reaches of planet earth. Antarctica’s pristine waters run red with blood.” So goes the melodramatic intro to the popular reality show Whale Wars, in which a group of activists, led by Greenpeace outcast Paul Watson, work...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
When Barbara Walters implied that Joe Biden would not run for president if Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy on a recent episode of The View, the vice president was taken aback. What followed was the most concrete sign thus far that Hillary Cli...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
When Barbara Walters implied that Joe Biden would not run for president if Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy on a recent episode of The View, the vice president was taken aback. What followed was the most concrete sign thus far that Hillary Cli...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
When “An Inconvenient Truth” came out in 2006, introducing the severity of climate change to a mass audience, it seemed like the new buzz surrounding the issue had jolted the world into action. It was an uphill battle, but people on both the left...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
When “An Inconvenient Truth” came out in 2006, introducing the severity of climate change to a mass audience, it seemed like the new buzz surrounding the issue had jolted the world into action. It was an uphill battle, but people on both the left...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
What happens when 8,000 people decide to go to the mall together? This is not the tagline of a B movie about Black Friday. Instead, it is becoming a legitimate question in Brazilian society, generating debate over crucial public issues of race, class...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
What happens when 8,000 people decide to go to the mall together? This is not the tagline of a B movie about Black Friday. Instead, it is becoming a legitimate question in Brazilian society, generating debate over crucial public issues of race, class...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
The past two presidential elections have highlighted the demographic problems the GOP faces on the national stage. Defeat in 2012 showed Republicans that relying on a shrinking base of aging white voters is not the recipe for victory in today’s Ame...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
The past two presidential elections have highlighted the demographic problems the GOP faces on the national stage. Defeat in 2012 showed Republicans that relying on a shrinking base of aging white voters is not the recipe for victory in today’s Ame...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Brazil has always been a country of contradictions. Perhaps no place is more indicative of this than Rio de Janeiro, a city where the most expensive real estate in Latin America shares a neighborhood with shanty towns, or favelas, as they are known i...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Violence in gaming has always been an issue of concern to parents and politicians, from the old days of Mortal Kombat—where players celebrated as they pulled an opponent’s heart out of his chest—to the modern days of Call of Duty, where players...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Violence in gaming has always been an issue of concern to parents and politicians, from the old days of Mortal Kombat—where players celebrated as they pulled an opponent’s heart out of his chest—to the modern days of Call of Duty, where players...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
The night before Brazil’s September 7th Independence Day celebrations, Marcelo D2, one of the founding fathers of Brazilian rap and a widely recognized figure in his country, posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a ski mask and threateni...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
The night before Brazil’s September 7th Independence Day celebrations, Marcelo D2, one of the founding fathers of Brazilian rap and a widely recognized figure in his country, posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a ski mask and threateni...
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles
Joaquim Pedro Moreira Salles