Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret
- Written by Eve Darian-Smith, Professor of Global and International Studies, University of California, Irvine
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump threw their weight behind industries that are driving climate change.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAround the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy and “creeping authoritarianism,” as the U.S. State Department puts it, is often...
