Two philosophical perspectives are at play in the novel “The book of form & emptiness”, informing Ruth Ozeki’s telling of a story about a young boy, Benny, whose father dies in a meaningless accident. Sean Sheehan Benny and his mother Annabelle are left to cope with their grief, […]
In Focus
In Focus
A president on the campaign trail?
Over the last few weeks, President Emmanuel Macron’s tour around France and his speeches have been considered campaign events by some in French politics. But the government assures that Macron is doing his job, in a polemic that may well escalate in the run up to the elections. The […]
Bolivia’s recovery
During the 2020 electoral campaign, Luis Arce promised Bolivians that he would work to rebuild the economy, tackle the pandemic and restore democracy. And that is what he did, despite the impact of Covid-19, the campaigns and violent acts perpetrated by the extreme right, and even assassination attempts. The […]
Julian Assange: the human cost of empire
You don’t have to like professional tennis to know that dictatorships like China silence those who speak out of turn and you don’t need a Ph.D. in political science to know that some “democracies” have their own way of pursuing a similar objective. Sean Sheehan The UK has […]
Pacto Histórico: “Free Julian Assange”
In a statement to national and international public opinion, migrants, defenders of freedom of expression and supporters of the Wikileaks founder’s work for the truth, repudiated the ruling issued by the High Court of Great Britain on 10 December. The signatories are Colombians living in Europe, America, Africa, Asia […]
















