The protests have permanently changed Brazilian politics, cracking apart the governing class' comfortable assumption that injustice and democracy are compatible if you keep the people amused.
The market-based distribution of income concentrated at the top of the income distribution, particularly the rising share of investment income at the expense of labor income, is driving the sharp growth of income inequality in the United States.
Silvio Berlusconi is a major shareholder in a company that is granted a significant State concession, setting up a specific conflict of interest with his political role.