The current coronavirus pandemic can be coped with much better if there is a system of meaning ‘from above’, rather than merely ‘from below’. Nigel Pocock The ultimate expression of men and women, is their minds. The paradox is that we have to play the role of God […]
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Colombia: The end of peace, the return to conflict
Five years on, broken promises are the main feature of the peace agreement signed between the government and the FARC guerrillas. President Ivan Duque’s party are doing all they can to de-legitimize it. Money disappears, and useless bureaucracy flourishes in what many say is a mafia state.
Mother Lode: Human sacrifice and politics
In the remote environment of La Rinconada, the devil receives the ritual payment for the successful mining of gold, but how much of the material profit goes into the pockets of those in power? Filming with consent in such an isolated and lawless area requires a lot of diplomacy. […]
Immigrants in Covid times: our most human fears
When death is near, we have two options: succumb to the pain or cling to what we have left. On the day my parents and my grandmother tested positive for Covid 19, I opted for the latter. For weeks they had headaches, vomiting and fevers. Today some have aftereffects. […]
Blockade against Cuba is “State terrorism”
French journalist and writer Maurice Lemoine, qualifies the policy of financial and commercial blockade maintained for more than 60 years by different US presidents against Cuba as “State terrorism”. In statements to Prensa Latina, the researcher has written that it was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Lester D. […]