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In South Texas, everyone knows Bobby Pulido. He spent 31 years as a tejano and regional Mexican singer, performing solo and with his father, the legendary Roberto Pulido. Now he is the Democratic candidate for the 15th district in the midterms, but he says he is not running to turn a traditionally red state blue: “I’m not talking about colors, but about things that matter to people.”
In Brazil, which is holding its own vote this Sunday to choose the next president in a tightly contested race, the incumbent Lula da Silva is loosening the purse strings with a series of payments to poor families, transportation workers, and entrepreneurs. (...)
This week we also interviewed the French economist Thomas Piketty, who discusses the dystopian future billionaires are envisioning for the rest of us; Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI; and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist behind the ’1619 Project’ on slavery.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS US Edition.
This week we also interviewed the French economist Thomas Piketty, who discusses the dystopian future billionaires are envisioning for the rest of us; Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI; and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist behind the ’1619 Project’ on slavery.
We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS US Edition.
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