Courtney J. Campbell

Landscape in Brazil, by Frans Jansz Post, c. 1665-69. Rijksmuseum. Public Domain.

On the Spot: Courtney J. Campbell

‘What historical topic have I changed my mind on? I used to give the powerful a lot of agency and the oppressed little.’

Cesar Chavez on march from with the United Farm Workers in Redondo Beach, California, 9 July 1975. The Regents of the University of California (CC BY-4.0).

‘Eli and the Octopus’ by Matt García review

Eli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious Corporations by Matt García is a human story amid mergers, sales, profits and losses.

‘The Vote is of the People’

Brazilian democracy is young, hard-won and under threat. As the country goes to the polls, its history reminds us that the right to vote is not a given.