Former President Trump has been acquitted of “inciting insurrection”. Republican opposition rested on a technicality: Trump is no longer President and hence cannot be “removed from office”. Steve Latham But this, in turn, happened because the Republicans had delayed any hearing until he had in fact been replaced […]
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Opposing monarchy
The esteem accorded to the UK’s 94-year-old monarch has much to do with her longevity. People well into their eighties and nineties tend not to provoke visceral antipathy to their very existence. It takes a Margaret Thatcher or General Pinochet to achieve that level of distinction. Sean Sheehan […]
Love and sex in the time of a pandemic
The rapid spread of COVID-19 changed routines, imposed lockdowns and made us question whether others had the disease or not. All this has made people rethink and reframe their relationships with others. Claudia González Corrales According to several studies, the social isolation caused by the health crisis has […]
The “mysterious weapon” to justify the blockade
Four years ago, the US Embassy in Cuba claimed their previously healthy diplomats and agents, suffered remote attacks. The officials allegedly suffered hearing and brain damage. Orlando Oramas Leon Accusations and speculations from the United States created the hypothesis of a high-tech “mystery weapon” having been used, with […]
The X in Malcolm X
When Cassius Clay, a descendant of a slave, became heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1964 he rejected his slave name (‘I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it’) and, before becoming Muhammad Ali, referred to himself as Cassius X. Another Black American, Malcolm Little, also rejected his […]