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Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Gianpaolo Baiocchi is an activist and scholar based in New York City, where he directs NYU's Urban Democracy Lab. His most recent book is We, The Sovereign. Baoicchi and Carlson are co-authors of “Social Housing Development Authority,” a proposal to convert distressed real estate into permanently affordable housing. 

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Class & Inequality, Law & Justice

Housing Is a Social Good

The American Jobs Plan mirrors past efforts at affordable housing that contributed to our problems and failed Black Americans. We need to take housing out of the private market.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, H. Jacob Carlson

Global Justice, Politics

Bolsonaro’s War Against Reason

The Brazilian president’s offensive against universities threatens democracy and recalls the dark years of the country’s dictatorship.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva

Science & Nature

Apocalypse Now

What Brazilian conservatives gain by letting the Amazon burn.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Global Justice

The War on Brazilian Democracy

Since taking office in January, President Jair Bolsonaro has not only become less popular. He has also done perhaps irreparable damage to fundamental democratic institutions.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva

World

Who Supports Brazil's New Strongman?

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is within an inch of the presidency. His popularity suggests Brazilian politics might never be the same.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva

Global Justice

Brazilian Democracy in Peril

Brazil has been in disarray since 2016’s presidential impeachment, but after the murder of the country’s most exciting progressive politician, Brazilians must decide whether to be outraged or resigned.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Marcelo K. Silva

Global Justice, Politics

Bad News for Brazilian Democracy

Dilma Rousseff's impeachment circumvented the democratic process.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Politics

The Brazilian Coup’s Image Problem

New leaks prove the impeachment is intended to protect corrupt politicians.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Global Justice, Politics

Winners and Losers in Brazil’s Presidential Impeachment

Is there a political coup underway?

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Politics, War & Security

Brazil's Era of Possibility

A Berkeley radical returns to his native Brazil after the Berlin Wall's fall.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Who Speaks for Brazil's Streets?

A student protester is arrested by military police in São Paulo on June 11, 2013. One can only

Ana Claudia Teixeira, Gianpaolo Baiocchi

'Pardon the Inconvenience, We Are Changing the Country'*

  (*) Slogan seen on the streets of São Paulo     On June 13, overzealous

Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Ana Claudia Teixeira

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