The rapid spread of COVID-19 changed routines, imposed lockdowns and made us question whether others had the disease or not. All this has made people rethink and reframe their relationships with others. Claudia González Corrales According to several studies, the social isolation caused by the health crisis has […]
In Focus
In Focus
The “mysterious weapon” to justify the blockade
Four years ago, the US Embassy in Cuba claimed their previously healthy diplomats and agents, suffered remote attacks. The officials allegedly suffered hearing and brain damage. Orlando Oramas Leon Accusations and speculations from the United States created the hypothesis of a high-tech “mystery weapon” having been used, with […]
The X in Malcolm X
When Cassius Clay, a descendant of a slave, became heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1964 he rejected his slave name (‘I didn’t choose it and I don’t want it’) and, before becoming Muhammad Ali, referred to himself as Cassius X. Another Black American, Malcolm Little, also rejected his […]
Remaking Covid-city
To paraphrase Marx, Covid “weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living”. We are living the diminishment of the world. It is getting smaller. Steve Latham We are not travelling as much: internationally, but also within countries, under lockdowns, and even between city neighbourhoods. With official […]
Authoritarianism in Haiti: a driver of increasing violence
The president is proposing controversial constitutional change and general and legislative elections. Without a parliament, its judiciary weakened, rife with accusations of political repression and presidential decrees being called into question – Haiti is teetering on the brink of crisis, uncertainty and instability. Aneli Ruiz Garcia The nation […]
















