Accepting death as an inevitable part of existence offers a different perspective on life. Long after names are forgotten, it is our actions, learning and contribution to society that endure and help shape the future. Mabel Encinas We often turn a blind eye to death in the West. […]
In Focus
In Focus
Memories of when ideology travelled first class
Personal memories set in the Cold War expose the contrast between revolutionary militancy and the actions of those who travelled and behaved far from the ideals they professed. Armando Orozco Tovar At the end of the 1940’s my father, manager of a Swiss company, arrived in the country. […]
Decolonizing the mind
Zahi Zalloua gives the radical thought of the anti-colonist theorist Frantz Fanon the justice it demands and deserves by allying it with psychoanalytic and philosophical ideas from the work of Slavoj Źiźek. Sean Sheehan In a racialized world, some humans count and some others, those that do not […]
The questionable resilience and sustainability of our cities
We are being sold the idea that our cities are sustainable and resilient. But to achieve environmental sustainability and mitigate climate change, we need cities to prioritise their natural surroundings and protect their biological and ecological diversity. John Elvis Vera S.* It is important that cities minimise the […]
The freedom to choose even the silence
Choice emerges as an unavoidable condition of human existence. Indifference, the pursuit of peace and individual responsibility are placed at the centre of a reflection on freedom. Nigel Pocock Indeed, to make no choice, is to make a choice. You are already committed. Let us then play a […]
















