Born in Mexico, Mabel Encinas is a senior lecturer in higher education in the UK and when the restrictive measures were enforced, she thought she would have time to dedicate to herself, but, as her working hours are longer, the time is still slipping through her fingers. Nathan Raia […]
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Columbus must fall!
It is the first sentence of an online event via zoom that seeks to answer two questions on Monday, 5 October at 6 pm.: “Was Columbus a hero or a villain?” and “What is his legacy and why should he be dishonoured rather than celebrated?” The Prisma What […]
The key is to look for the causes of Covid-19
The world is examining and dealing with the symptoms and manifestations of the virus but is not inquiring into its causes and nature. The world has focused on its medical response and reigniting the economy, but if the sources of this crisis remain unknown, there will be more pandemics that […]
Covid-19 aggravates the crisis in education
Several generations are facing the threat of school closures, which affects hundreds of millions of students and has lasted for many months. It is a global emergency. Waldo Mendiluza The pandemic forced schools to close as part of general isolation measures to stop the spread of SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus, […]
Pandemic, passivity, and the end of politics
When we watch disaster movies, the hero (and it is usually a male) does daring deeds, playing a leading role in overcoming the threat. Steve Latham Even if he begins the film as a relative nobody, he somehow ends up in the centre of the action. In real […]