Worldwide we are in the middle of, what Heinrich Geiselberger calls, “The great regression”, a reaction against seemingly irresistible economic globalisation and planetary integration. Steve Latham The trend combines Brexit and Boris Johnson’s premiership, with Donald Trump’s election, Matteo Salvini in Italy, and Viktor Orban’s rule in Hungary. […]
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A love so beautiful
Roy Orbison, in unmatched songs like “A love so beautiful”, evokes the poignancy of a partnership remembered but it takes the letters between two young Germans, written between late 1944 and early 1945, to ground the piercing tenderness in an all-too-real relationship. Sean Sheehan When the Nazis gained […]
The empowerment of women in the European Union
Little by little, women are coming to power in a European Union that takes pride in its plans for gender equality, despite the fact that many people do not consider such equality a done deal. Mario Muñoz Lozano Two weeks ago, 63-year-old judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, became president of […]
Challenges of the new government in Spain in times of crisis
The obstacles facing Pedro Sanchez in the new Spanish government are not easy to resolve. It is a mystery how the first coalition government in the Post-Franco period is going to play out, with an unclear national outlook and an exterior outlook plagued by uncertainties.
A day of protests, the day of Brexit
Forsaking a change in circumstances, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union will happen on 31 January. Those who oppose Brexit, who consider it catastrophic, are planning a series of protests to roll out in London. Natacha Andueza Bosch On 23 June 2016, a referendum […]