On the September 2nd edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the impeachment of Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff.
She has called it a coup against democracy. We’ll also talk about coverage of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernic who refused to stand up for the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice. Join the conversation with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, and author of Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy
Will Carless, correspondent for GlobalPost in Rio de Janeiro
Web Resources:
PRI: Brazil’s impeached president: ‘I fought against human suffering, I battled inequality’
The Nation: America Needs to Listen to What Colin Kaepernick Is Actually Trying to Say
ESPN: Kaepernick is asking for justice, not peace
AFP: Brazil's Congress -- a den of corruption
Open Democracy: Brazilian political cycles and the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff