Some things going on at the moment would justify the idea of a return of fascism in many parts of the world. Indeed, as in the past, we are facing a considerable decline in the so-called “rule of law”, that is, the abandonment of democratic forms of rule by the […]
In Focus
In Focus
Kurdish revolution teaches us to be wary of Western solidarity on Ukraine
The Rojava revolution, which broke out with the onset of the Syrian Civil War brought freedom to millions of local Kurds, Arabs, and minorities, and hope to many more people across the globe. But it also showed that the Western left could not be trusted. Matt Broomfield / The […]
Going concerns
Reading “The bloater”, a novel of less than 150 pages, is like sipping a glass of sparkling champagne after been deprived of the drink’s recuperative quality for too long. Sean Sheehan Its air of easy frivolousness feels life-enhancing, as does the wickedly delicious prose of Rosemary Tonks in […]
The elective power of women
If women in El Salvador used the power of their vote, they could reverse the trend that places them in a minority in terms of the percentage of those who occupy popularly elected positions, currently a low proportion compared to men. Luis Beatón In recent elections, women outnumbered […]
The art of loving & Get out
Coco Green and Ola Magdziarek review a couple of cinematic highlights from 2017: Maria Sadowska’s “Art Of Loving”, which tells the story of Polish sexologist Michalina Wislocka who fought for her book to be published in the late 1970s, and Jordan Peele’s “Get out”, in which Daniel Kaluuya’s African American […]
















