In the face of the permanent threat of terrorism, the European Union (EU) intensified its battle on the internet against this scourge with recent legislative initiatives. Rosmerys Bernal Piña The European Commission (EC) strengthened the operational measures with the approval of resolution 2018/334 last March, which establishes actions […]
World
Famine … a matter of political will
The bells that toll today for those dying of starvation every day will ring out tomorrow for the whole of humanity should we not wish to, know how to or be unable to demonstrate sufficient wisdom to save ourselves.
Currently, over 800 million people across the world fall victim to this scourge which has indeed recently worsened again in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The far right in Brazil … with a voice, a vote and violence
The gun attack on the cavalcade of Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-11) confirmed what many predicted would happen after the coup on the country’s parliament and judiciary in 2016: the alarming march of Brazil along the twisted road of fascism. Moisés Pérez Mok The […]
A look at the Kurdish tragedy
Rojava, in Northern Syria is a region composed of Afrin, Kobane and Cezire. In the midst of the horrendous Syrian war, under persecution and direct attack by all factions and nation states in the region, the Kurdish people have made at least two exemplary achievements: a women-led revolution (within a […]
Howard Taft… or the weight of obese man
Many historians describe him as the jolly obese American president, who in spite of handling his condition with dignity, also wore it as a heavy chain around his neck.