so in brazil, it was really shocking. and because people started to protest and was shocked by the image is also off of describe ah, what we saw is that an investigation start to, to develop and, and, well, we see didn't mobilization that try to change the reality to impact reality. general elections are our later this year. how do you think that racism will feature it in the elections? so we can see that today, for instance, we had big demonstrations in almost every big brazilian cd demonstrations. gather the africans. yes. proud to con, release the for in brazil, but also many social movements. whereas political parties were not necessarily present in their flag the word there, but social movements were their diverse social movement. different social movements were gathering and they were claiming for just as they are claiming for the end of racism in brazil. but we also saw together if these are some protests against both from arrow against government that is seen as perpetuating, incentivizing violence police brutalit

now, stations in brazil that was in your car and complex on detection of this space garbage. we have an agreement to deployed to more additional stations imaging recently. but just because we have started working closely together in medicine and health care and pharmaceuticals, our companies are promoting in the brazilian market madison's to counter it, the current virus infection and with cancer, we just said i was looking up the appraisal. but rush and fond of direct investment is also working actively in the brazilian market during the talk some that we talked with president boats and narrow bout humanitarian corporation as well. we have agreed to continue to facilitate the development of bilateral projects in science and education. and in sports, in particular, now we are working on a number of various initiatives of the russian participation in the upcoming celebration of the 200 an adverse race in the independence was declared. i would like to mentioned also that russia is helping brazil and preparing which training personnel. we have about 400 brazil and students start

he says the killing shows her racism is deeply entrenched in brazil. brazil has a systemic problem with racism. racism is a reality. in brazil, black brazilians are forced to haul. ah, the proof are among the purest groups in the country. no doubt, this is a heritage from slavery that up to day we were not able to deal with. they are also the largest group, become victim of violence in brazil nowadays. and while they are decomposed, the largest part of people in prisons in brazil, what we see is that the violence against black brazil as device targeting black brazilians is frequently goes frequently and punish brazil has had a difficulty in dealing with this after the end of slavery, no affirmative action was taken to incorporate black leap black people in the brazilian economy. so up to date, we see this in a galaxies to continue to perpetuate. it's been a 132 years since at the end of slavery. and we do not see lots of changes in the last 30 years. 20 years. we had had some experiences of affirmative action that started very slowly to change the reality of the country. but still, we h

when you are in brazil, you feel that numero de numbers somehow. here many people are still living in the world. before the pandemic. after 2 years of colby, the brazilians are tired of frustrations. but a relaxing measures could lead to an explosion of infections. we search or venus use only veda from fear to say one of the most respected scientific institutions of brazil. my refuses to meet us in person to avoid the risk of transmission. he anticipates a charming little situation in the coming weeks. oh man, good. i can do no matter, we'll see a large increase in the number. a few factions even much larger than the testing capacity. so we'll need to look at this data very carefully. you will see an increase in hospitalization, sun that's which will continue to rise for another month. i choose well maintain a high level of hospitalizations compared with whether we had in november and january corolla finishes her shift at this health center and goes to another one with she also works. sometimes she is on the front line more than 16 hours a day to v

i would like to say that rash and brazil are traditionally tied. i, relation, self friendship and mutual understanding, partnership between our countries. it covers such a lot of teacher areas and we work together on developing political economical, humanitarian ties. we work closely on the international arena in the us and brings and in the atlanta group. and today we have held quite substantive and constructive talk. so company and we have that you can get on the 8th grade on the joint statement that will outline further strengthening of russian and brazilian corporation. are a countries are interested in consistently broadening and expanding economic corporation. brazil is the leading trade partner up russia in the la enlighten america and in caribbean, one 3rd don't. russian trade turnover with this region is with brazil last year despite the difficulty is caused by the pandemic of the current of virus and fashion. that trade grew by literally a 7 percent and important role in strengthening economic and investment relations played by that inter

i'm needing people from all over brazil and i'm trying to raise awareness. he sank down to hell me and i'm really fighting against an ignorant nation because some brazilians are really, are ignorant so much for source. but as the latest, ah, guy subtle explores indigenous themes through her work. she acted in this brazilian german co production, screened at the berlin international film festival. in 2016. the film is about wandering between 2 worlds. the struggle for survival and the disappearance of a culture caisen as family comes from the amazon in northern brazil near the columbian border. her mother is tatiana, her father is to kind of, ah, her grandparents also acted in films as did her parents. they still sometimes perform together and are very close a laptop . conte nice. she is continuing this work while and she continues to tell stories of but a but i, i taught my children everything that big her father and grandfather too old by that said that they know and can preserve our culture vacancy language to the point and customs at the file, indeed he c

heavy rains trigger landslides in brazil, killing more than 90 people. rescuers launch a desperate search for survivors. america's top covid advisor says it's time to inch back to normality, despite the risks that still remain from the virus. they are trying to balance the fact that the world and the united states and particularly certain parts of the united states are just up to here with covid, theyjust really need to somehow get their life back. and, more bad news for britain's royalfamily. police investigate one of prince charles' charities over cash for honours claims. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for the last couple of days, russia has been claiming its troops have been withdrawing from border areas near ukraine. the united states has now pushed back against that, with a white house official calling that claim "false." these pictures were released earlier by russia's defence ministry showing tanks on the move — along with a statement saying some troops were returning "as planned" to their garrisons. but the white h

in this notoriously lawless corner of brazil, with some of the highest homicide rates in the country, they immediately became targets. was that club you have them on the ask them properly, katie, into the saga here on monday to go with you via the causes of the aide is the little one to mark them. if my, his young kid not be shawna, which my e did you has ever jamal, but i can also give you more of a 1000 thoughts as monday, the genova, showing the physical or for so my thought was do you my bed aid basis? job corps. awesome. you follow brain, the chevy side vine board by that you didn't find that was a book. it was i movie on october 31st, 2004 mighty wrote this letter to brazil's environment minister medina silva, a world renowned rain forest defender in the letter she wrote. we would like to inform you that we are being threatened with death because we do not agree with what is happening. nature's enemies are working night and day. just 2 weeks later, maria sent a 2nd letter warning that more loggers were arriving. we can no longer stay here risking our lives. we have tried to conf

back in brazil in so paolo, the country's largest city with some 12000000 residence. it's the cultural and economic center of the country. this is where activist and actress pi sada lives today she was born and raised in another world in the middle of the amazon rain forest. i never said ending here. you can get a sense of how lonely my struggle is. so me side a lot of how small my resistances in relation to the power this place represents the home. i put a thing back in the midst of all these tolling bill, please. oh, there is probably not a single indigenous person in the avenue to police does. is the city's most famous streets, a seat of power home to the big banks and insurance companies. but there's been no broker now, but it's also where kaiser protested against the enforcement of a bill, which would allow brazilian authorities to evict indigenous peoples from protected land. and then a small garden, this struggle is really our introductory everyone. i'm needing people from all over brazil and i'm trying to raise awareness he st on to help me and i'm really figh

i'm needing people from all over brazil. and i'm trying to raise awareness, he st on to hell me and i'm really fighting against an ignorant nation because some brazilians are really, are ignorant. so much resource, but as the latest, ah, guy subtle explores indigenous themes through her work. she acted in this brazilian german co production, screened at the berlin international film festival. in 2016. the film is about wandering between 2 worlds. the struggle for survival and the disappearance of a culture. cassandra's family comes from the amazon in northern brazil near the columbian border. her mother is tatiana, her father is to con, ah, her grandparents also acted in films as did her parents. they still sometimes perform together and are very close with faculty nice. she is continuing this one off while i'm she continues to tell stories about alia, but i taught my children everything that big her father and grandfather to, oh, by that said that they know and can preserve our culture. thank you. see language, the coin and

when brazil's inflation hit a 6 year high, a 10 percent up drivers aren't burning enough to cover rising costs. and they say ride hailing firms like ober have been taking advantage of the countries. high unemployment rate e order will be sitting all day should of to day drivers have no security, outdated wages, a very complicated working environment. and with all of this in mind, we felt obligated to create our own app to compete in the ride hailing market, in order to take better care of the driver's ha, up all day, we don't believe. 150000 up drivers have teamed up to create an app called nebraska portuguese for pick me up with it. they want to retain a bigger chunk of the fair estimate. say the ride hailing ups. keep anything from between 14 to 60 percent of the fair, the drivers hope nebraska will change that statement technology in these days, robots are part of our every day lives. they make a cause. they can diffuse bombs, and they can even pick fruit. but the ongoing debate is well robots, replace the majority of human workers, while many experts a hopeful that that weren't to be

brazil is out of sync with the global economy.: with all the spending, well that exacerbate inflation as well? >> that is a different track. this is investment by the private sector for the next 10 years. brazil is probably the only country that paul doubt fiscal incentives during the pandemic. inflation in brazil could be even lower than the u.s. this year. i think brazil will again surprise on the upside. >> you are so optimistic about the growth outlook in brazil, giving new information about private investments as well. why does brazil need another credit program now? >> the credit program is just a renewal of the money that came back. we are not printing money or expanding credit. we took advantage of the bouncing back to remove the stimulus so there is no fiscal pressure. brazil reduced its fiscal debts from 10% of gdp to zero in one year. we contracted the fiscal policy during the recovery, so there is no inflationary pressure. inflation in brazil went from three to 10, inflation in the u.s. from zero to 7.5. it is global i

landslides and severe flooding have killed over ninety people in brazil.in fell in just a few hours in the worst affected area — the city of petropolis — in rio dejaneiro state. sam cowie is a journalist in sao paulo. sam, very good to see you, thank you forjoining us. what is the picture on the ground at the moment in the patroclus? good morning. this is a scenario of absolute devastation in the city, at least 94 people have been killed during these horrendous landslides. that was the latest tally recorded at half past eight local time, tally recorded at half past eight localtime, it tally recorded at half past eight local time, it is half past 11 here now. you know, this is a death count which is expected to increase over the next few days, writers on the seine are saying that an unaccountable number, an immeasurable number of people have died or have gone missing and thisjust brings have died or have gone missing and this just brings back terrible memories of 2011, when 918 people were killed in the same city and to other cities in this mountainous area

infections subside, thousands in brazil are still dying from the corona virus band. and it does have her and we're thrilled to be back together. there's a joy to welcome is visitors, back after 2 years of tough restrictions. we meet some of the families reuniting and last ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis over ukraine are being hampered by outbreaks of fighting in the countries east. in the latest incident, rushes military claims to have killed 5 people. they describe a saboteurs who they say crossed the border from ukraine. care as dismiss the accusation as fake news. meanwhile, leaders the still trying to find a peaceful settlement. russian president vladimir putin has agreed in principle to talks with u. s. president joe biden. mister burton also says he is considering a request to be considered independent from 2 breakaway territories in east and ukraine. this ukrainian government forces and russia batch separatists in the same region. blame each other for launching artillery attacks. what philip roy residents, a lo

that's the inevitable reality in such an unequal country such as brazil.e wider picture. here in brazil, we've had floods near the state of rio de janeiro, in sao paulojust a few weeks ago and in the northeast of brazil, and i think that's something that people are linking these floods and the extreme weather conditions. certainly it's something that a lot people are looking at. so while landslides are not uncommon, perhaps the ferocity, the intensity of these landslides is something that's worrying a lot of people. there's further turmoil for the british royal family, with the police beginning an investigation, into allegations of cash—for—honours, linked to one of prince charles' main charities. the inquiry centres on the prince's foundation, and accusations involving a saudi national. prince charles' aides say he had "no knowledge of the alleged offer of honours or british citizenship, on the basis of donation to his charities." the news comes as questions are raised about prince andrew, and how he'll pay, possibly several million pounds, agreed in a fi

he said he'll visit that drop police on friday elections and brazil. are due later this year, and recent polls show bull, so narrow, trailing behind former president wilson master lula thus silver. a devastation in patropolis is only expected to add to his wolves. monica in our give. i'll jazeera truck as protesting against coven 19 restrictions in the canadian capital ottawa, a bracing for a police crackdown and the nearly 3 week demonstration police officers have flooded into the city and expected to begin taking action early on thursday. prime minister justin trudeau defended his decision to invoke the emergencies act, which gives more power to help clear the blockade. should i told them he is a truck? is there a threat to the economy? a judge in new york has rule that the former u. s. president donald trump must ask, answer questions on the oath in the states civil investigation into his business practices. tromping his 2 eldest children, yvonne, can donald trump junior, have an order to comply with the subpoenas issued in december. the state of ne

but properties is also known as the summer get away for brazil's royalty. when the largest south american country was an empire. the region suffered devastating floods and mud slides in 2011 that killed more than 900 people. 75 year old jet alj almeida says he's survived the 1st tragedy, but his homeless again. i know for a good nothing was done to prevent this from repeating itself. climate change and char graphy may explain part of the tragedy in patropolis, but there is much more as says, risk loud riviera. poverty is also an issue. misers, keshawn concluded it's very difficult to check of houses being built regularly. if all roles are being complied with when there's no alternative to house the poor and needy, brazil's presence able sanara tweeted from russia. he said he'll visit that throb pulleys on friday. elections and brazil are due later this year. and recent polls show ball, so narrow, trailing behind format present was in masula, thus silver. a devastation in patropolis is only expected to add to his wolves. monica and our give, i'll jazeera so

black people represent more than half of brazil's population. the largest number, outside of africa corpus was changed since the times of slavery. moiz was tied and beaten to death in public as if he were a thing of moses family fled the war in congo in 2014. his mother asked for justice and peace and we were in away from violence in a civil war to find more wildlands. suzette shook warmness. a teacher, an activist says moiz, this tragic death is now uniting brazilians against discrimination. will have to unite and fight for minorities. indigenous people, black people, gay people. the murder happened during an electoral year with pres than bull sonata aiming for a 2nd term. but these protestors say that the president silence shows how little he has done to protect minorities. monica in our give, i'll jazeera hundreds of protest. this have been rallying in the us city of minneapolis, after a blank man was killed by the police there. i mean, a lock was shot dead in his apartment on wet and sick. after officers used a so called no knock search warr

a matter that is this neighborhood is we're brazil's elite lives. he was treated like an animal like a thing, just because he was claiming 2 days of over the wages some $20.00. we're all here because we want black people to be treated like humans. moiz could have been my son, my brother, my cousin. cctv released by the police show moist, arguing with a man who was taken down by others, beaten with a club and a baseball bat and tied to a pole. black people represent more than half of brazil's population, the largest number outside of africa. like norbish, what has changed since the times of slavery? moiz was tied and beaten to death in public as if he were a thing of moses family fled the war in congo in 2014. his mother asked for justice and peace as it was, we ran away from violence in a civil war to find more. wildlands says that to go miss a teacher, an activist says moiz is tragic. death is now uniting brazilians against discrimination. will have to unite and fight for minorities. indigenous people, black people, gay people. the murder happened

that's the inevitable reality in such an unequal country such as brazil.t the wider picture. here in brazil, we've had floods near the state of rio de janeiro, in sao paulojust a few weeks ago and in the northeast of brazil, and i think that's something that people are linking these floods and the extreme weather conditions. certainly it's something that a lot people are looking at. so while landslides are not uncommon, perhaps the ferocity, the intensity of these landslides is something that's worrying a lot of people. that was katy watson for us. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. germany has set out a three—step plan to lift most of its remaining covid restrictions by mid—march. switzerland and austria have also announced an easing of restrictions. the attorney general in the us state of texas is sueing the biden administration over a government mandate requiring that masks be worn at us airports and on aeroplanes and other transit modes. it's a challenge to the centers for disease control and prevention transit mask rules, which

that li, landslides are a frequent occurrence in brazil during the rainy season. here in franco that roach are there specially dangerous for hill site houses that are often the homes of the poor, firefighter se they'll continue operations until all the missing persons on the list are accounted for. both the living and the dead. it's been one years since may and massaged me over through elected lead on songs that she and sees power in a coo, the united states, britain and canada have announced new sanctions against the haunted targeting top members of the judiciary. you and chief antonio terrace, urged the world to put more pressure on me in most military rulers. in a statement he says in the past year, there's been an intensification and violence, a deepening of the human rights and humanitarian crises, and a rapid rise of poverty. the multiple more abilities of old people across me in myra, it's regional implications, require an urgent response in recent a security forces in me and my have arrested dozens of people to prevent nationwide strike to mock the anniver

at least 70 people have died in landslides in brazil.

enemies are now eagerly awaiting the outcome of the police prob more than 20 people have died in brazil, off the heavy rains, landslides and flooding in the sate of sal paulo has set hundreds of people homeless. the states governor has authorized emergency aid for affected areas. brazil has been experiencing torrential rains and heavy flooding since december. it's a race against time to search for remaining survivors before it's too late. for instance, they think that there are people over there. 1 may god help them if they are alive . those of you yesterday some one was calling for help. today he is not calling anymore. they are trying to get the body out of thier, dead or alive. so some flood victims are still being pulled out of the month. but the hope to find any more is quickly fading. a desperate wait for those whose loved ones are missing her through woodale. i'm looking for my nephew, his wife and a 2 year old child. got their boredom, all they set, the bodies are still there under the mud, barbara, but until now they couldn't recover them that li, landslides are a frequent occu

black people represent more than half of brazil's population. the largest number, outside of africa, was changed since the times of slavery. moiz was tied and beaten to death in public as if he were a thing. was his family fled the war in congo in 2014. his mother asked for justice and peace. and we ran away from violence in a civil war to find more wildlands suzette to go on this. a teacher, an activist says moiz is tragic. death is now uniting brazilians against discrimination will have to unite and fight for minorities. indigenous people, black people, gay people. the murder happened during an electoral year with president bull sonata aiming for a 2nd term. but these protestors say that the president silence shows how little he has done to protect minorities. monica in our give, i'll jazeera, the american podcast. j reagan has publicly apologize for the 2nd time within a week. this time for repeatedly using a racial slur. i followed grammy award winning singer, songwriter, india ari, pulling her music from the spot suffice streaming service.

but now brazil speaking very forcibly about a line having been cross but very full. so we also calling for dialogue, and that seems to be key because originally the resolution certainly was on the chapter 7, which was a very cooperative muscular but mechanism for the un security council to use which actually have, you know, that, that would actually force your security council to monitor, i monitor rushes response, not it's actually wellness on the u. s. has, has moved back to chapter 6, which in the end is a, is a call for dialogue for trying an order from the un security council for the parties involved in the conflict to reach a resolution based on the un charter. that is what they will be voting on, and the u. s. is attempting to show the isolation off russia by in pod avoiding a double veto at the un security council. i think that was that prospect perhaps off not any russia ve telling the resolution, but china as well as well as having 2 extensions which may or may not still happen be extensions because we understand certainly india and the u. a, as they have e

in sao paulo a few weeks ago and in the northeast of brazil.nk that is something that people are linking these floods in the extreme weather conditions certainly is something a lot of people are looking up. while landslides are noncommon, perhaps the intensity of these landslides is something that is worrying a lot of people. >> you are watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's program, police investigate one of prince charles's charities as a claims of cash for honors. disney, one of the oldest names in the entertainment business, has appointed a new executive to lead its strategy for the metaverse, which the company says is the next great storytelng frontier. >> the metaverse is what a lot of technology coies think it is like the next step in terms of what happens online. this is that intersection in which you have this online existence in which you can play games or work or do all of this and it all happens virtually. it is not surprising you're seng a company like disney investing heavily in this. a lot of companies are ie

in brazil, and few people follow them combined with army chron, it's a toxic combination. as d, they'll be used. johan ramirez found out that last year, corolla marcellus has administered more than $15000.00 doses. she is convinced that defects in is the only way to control the pandemic. although the on vaccinated are a minority in brazil, the represent 88 percent of current hospitalizations in the country. working on different 9, she was witnessed the skepticism of many jane to break a little. people are tommy to get back to it for the 1st time. now, while some are even taking the 4th adults, many are only coming now because they had an uncle or a sister or someone close to them who got the virus and developed a complication or is incubated. and that has made them realized impertinence of devout c. last among versa, recorder to the highest a number of new infections. since the outbreak of the pandemic, even surpassing the deadly picks up the 1st and 2nd weights, almost 100 percent of those cases where cast by the army cross train. despite the increasing numbers of no infe

landslides and severe flooding have killed over ninety people in brazil. of rain fell in just a few hours in the worst affected area — the city of petropolis — in rio dejaneiro state. here's our south america correspondent, katy watson. well, we're talking around 200 individual mudslides. around 400 firefighters are on the ground, and it's very much an active rescue effort. the governor of rio dejaneiro, he talked about the fact that this was a war zone. and they've brought in dozens of trucks, water trucks, diggers. they've even enlisted the help of 2,000 people to be able to clear the way for these vehicles to be able to get to the site where most of the mud is and where they are still digging and trying to find anybody who is missing. i think it's very much an active case on the ground, an active rescue effort at the moment. this is a city that's about an hour and a half from rio de janeiro. it used to be the summer residence forformer brazilian emperors, it's now a weekend retreat for many people in rio and neighbouring states. it's a mountainous regio

more than 20 people have died in brazil after heavy rains, landslides and flooding in the state of south paula has left hundreds of families homeless. the states, governors authorized emergency aid for the affected areas. brazil has been experiencing torrential rains and heavy flooding since december. it's a race against time to search for remaining survivors before it's to late. homer installed, so they think that there are people over there. 1 may god help them if they are alive. those of you yesterday some one was calling for help. today he is not calling anymore. they are trying to get the body out. they are dead or alive. so some flood victims are still being pulled out of the mud. but the hope to find any more is quickly fading. a desperate weight for those whose loved ones are missing her full bill. i'm looking for my nephew, his wife, and a 2 year old child. we are barbara, know they said the bodies are still there under the much barbara, but until now they couldn't recover them that li, landslides are a frequent occurrence in brazil during the rainy season. here in franco that r

the latest landslide disaster and brazil has swept dozens of people to their deaths. a month's worth of rain fell on metropolis so patropolis, rather known as brazil's imperial. sitting the light, as casualty county is 104 dead, with hundreds moved to emergency shelters. from high risk areas, monica yanna care has more. after the 7, an unexpected storm, the search for missing bodies. wow. a missile door, he said he was able to pull out his mother and one girl before the mud avalanche hid his bar. once sugar, you're pushing melbury. everything fell at once. i never thought i would see something like this. well, you know, do not. so i saw you the last a niece and her nieces, daughter, she still looking for both and has lost hope. wanted to throw a fever yesterday, a man was found alive in the debris. the firefighters pulled him out today in the morning and he was dead. i can't cope with this any more. fallacy moiz says she's come to pick up clothes and food to take to the shelter where she is sleeping, but like many, she has not yet come to terms with her loss. because

black people represent more than half of brazil's population. the largest number, outside of africa corpus was, is changed since the times of slavery. moiz was tied and beaten to death in public as if he were a thing. moses family fled the war in congo in 2014. his mother asked for justice and peace. as it was, we ran away from violence in a civil war to find more wildlands. that to a gone is a teacher, an activist says moiz is tragic. death is now uniting brazilians against discrimination will have to unite and fight for minorities. indigenous people, black people, gay people. the murder happened during an electoral year with pres them bull sonata aiming for a 2nd term. these protestors say that the president silence shows how little he has done to protect minorities, monica, and i can, i'll jazeera, a conflict between 2 criminal gangs of a territory. and central mexico has led to the deaths of 16 people. the states prosecutors, as the police found 10 bodies, wrapped in blankets on the streets of one city. other bodies were found hanging inside

that li, landslides are a frequent occurrence in brazil during the rainy season. here in franco that roach are they especially dangerous for hillside houses. there are often the homes of the poor little firefighter se they'll continue operations until all the missing persons on the list are accounted for. both the living and the dead. and to some sports is now football strike. a max cruiser has moved from union berlin, 2 volts bug. he's become a fan favorite at union and played a crucial role in carrying the club up to 4th place. when the speaker completed a 5000000 euro moved back to votes, work on sunday. the team he played during the 2015 to 2016 season folks, but a current he down at 14 table. you watching the w news live from berlin up next is doc film taking a look at the mennonite christian community in the united states and william hubbard, that's watching tech care about imagine so many portion of lunch as her now in the world climate or it could be very hard to store, this is my blessing way from just one week.

it's a devastating situation for such a prominent city in brazil.is very much an ongoing situation in terms of trying to rescue people, rescue people from the mud. yo have seen the pictures, this huge day luge that came down on tuesday afternoon and into the evening, mslides wiping out everything in its path. and relay now it is about picking up the pieces and tryg to find people and rese them. anchor: katy watson reporting with an update on the figures of those people who have died. stay with us on outside source. still to come, another setback for the royal family and britain as u.k. police investigate one of prince charles's charities over allegations of cash for --. ♪ the u.s. writer pgo work has died at the age of 74. he spent years writing about politics and the world in general, writing books like "republican party reptile" and "give war a chance." correspondent: he was one of the most prolific and widely quoted american writers, often defined as a political satirist. but's work went well beyd the political. he wrote more than 20 books on sub