| In Brazil, voters' far-right fears carry weight of history Posted: 02 Oct 2018 02:05 PM PDT ![In Brazil, voters' far-right fears carry weight of history]( "In Brazil, voters' far-right fears carry weight of history") As the sun beat down on the crowds gathered outside Rio de Janeiro's city hall last Saturday, Heloisa Gussate, a music student in her late 20s, stood with her feet on either side of a marching drum, ready to jump into action. In at least 62 cities across Brazil on Sept. 29, tens of thousands of protesters transformed main thoroughfares into brightly colored, glitter-splashed demonstrations against presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro, who was near-fatally stabbed at a rally in September. Campaigning with the hashtag #EleNão (#NotHim), protesters voiced their opposition to a candidate they say represents a turn back toward the values of Brazil's era of authoritarian rule.
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| The legacy of 'boys will be boys' on American life Posted: 02 Oct 2018 12:56 PM PDT ![The legacy of 'boys will be boys' on American life]( "The legacy of 'boys will be boys' on American life") When it comes to the proper behavior of its young men, American society has long maintained a not-so-subtle ambivalence about the way boys are supposed to grow up and develop into men. Perhaps since the Victorian era, beneath the surface of accepted social values that would uphold a sober-minded code of behavior for its young men, many Americans also maintain a certain belief that the next generation of strong, masculine leaders need a time to explore their own testosterone and often alcohol-fueled wildness and aggression. Recommended: Kavanaugh hearings: Does panel need 'protocol' for sexual assault allegations?
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| Beachcombers worldwide haul 20 million pounds of trash in one day Posted: 02 Oct 2018 12:26 PM PDT ![Beachcombers worldwide haul 20 million pounds of trash in one day]( "Beachcombers worldwide haul 20 million pounds of trash in one day") Picking up trash on a beach early on a foggy weekend morning is an unlikely activity for college students. The volunteers dump all they've found here near Boston Harbor onto a blue tarp: water bottle caps, shards of tiny plastic, a few syringes. For one student, the haul seems pitifully small – both a sign of how far Boston has come since The Standells sang their "Dirty Water" ode to the city's Charles River in 1965, and how much more needs to be accomplished worldwide.
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| Amazon sets a high bar on wages Posted: 02 Oct 2018 11:00 AM PDT ![Amazon sets a high bar on wages]( "Amazon sets a high bar on wages") Amazon wants to be more than Amazon the online retail giant. On Oct. 2, its chief executive, Jeff Bezos, announced that the company wants to lead other large employers toward a purpose beyond bottom-line profits. As the country's second-largest private employer after Walmart, Amazon's actions could inspire other companies to follow suit and move the needle on income distribution in the United States and other countries where it operates.
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