The Plurinational State of Bolivia reactivates its economic indicators barely a year after the return to power of the Movement to Socialism (MAS), following the right-wing coup d’état in October 2019. Data disclosed by official sources demonstrate it, in the midst of the opposition’s bid to destabilise the country […]
Author: ThePrisma
Feeling the city
The technocratic, managerial ethos of Twentieth Century urban planning left out human value and scale. Steve Latham But opposed, for instance, to Robert Moses’ schemes for New York, arose Jane Jacobs, who reasserted the role of the local, small-scale, and human, for city-living. But it’s debateable whether she […]
A divine answer to evil?
The Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-76) stated the issue quite bluntly: If God is almighty, and love, then it is impossible for evil to exist. Should we then agree with Charles Baudelaire, “if there is a God, then he is the devil”? Nigel Pocock David Hume was a […]
‘Refugees welcome’ amongst international solidarity in London
Facing enmity for some sectors of the population, refugees need support after fleeing war, torture and persecution. The people have an essential role in helping them to settle in the new society. 20th October, a day to advocate for Human Rights in the face of the rising tide of xenophobia.
Journalism in Colombia, persecuted and in the shadows
In the basement of a well-known cafe in Paris, the series “Matarife” is about to launch to a plethora of asylum seekers and migrants, and we are welcomed by Daniel Mendoza Leal, a Colombian journalist, persecuted for his persistence in revealing the truth about the mafia power in Colombia. […]