It is now six years since the current economic crisis first hit Spain, and a cloud of uncertainty was cast over the country. This sense of unease felt by the Spanish people is not just the consequence of the devastating daily grind of the crisis itself. Rather, it stems from […]
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Lights and shadows of “Fair Trade”
More than 1.2 million farmers in 66 developing countries produce goods such as sugar, coffee and cotton to promote social justice in poor regions. But not everyone benefits and there are even some negative effects. Benjamin Serra The impact of consumerism in the first world for people living […]
The endangered lives of the Ashaninka
The hydroelectric project on the river Ene could destroy the land where 10,000 indigenous people live and further deteriorate their living conditions, especially that of the children who do not have access to a school and 82% of them live in chronic malnutrition. O. Briasco The Amazon rainforest, […]
Sylvia McAdam: Canada and a devastated indigenous land
The recent passing of laws allowing exploitation of indigenous territories is causing irreparable damages to communities, communities who ask for respect for their sovereignty and their essencially life-giving natural resources. Benjamin Serra Sylvia is a direct descendant of one of the leaders who signed the Numbered Treaties between indigenous peoples […]
Who will end up with The Falklands
The re-emergence of the historic conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom for The Falklands is worrying, especially due to the territory’s strategic position, allowing access to the South Pole and its oil reserves. _ Javier E. Núñez Calderon “An Argentinean soldier known only by God”, reads one of the […]