One of the objectives of the de facto regime in Bolivia (one that was buried by the people in previous elections), was to foster suspicion and distrust between the South American country and Cuba through media campaigns and political pressure. Manuel Robles Sosa This aim was not achieved, […]
In Focus
In Focus
In Chile people are coming together to avoid dictatorship
Political parties seem to have forgotten the Constituent Convention that will outline the new institutional structure in Chile. Manuel Cabieses Donoso There is a large number of candidates aspiring to be regional governors, mayors, councillors, regional councillors, members of parliament, and even president of the Republic. The 29 […]
Racism and xenophobia will not disappear under Biden
Donald Trump has not been the only person responsible for the most primitive forms of racism and xenophobia recorded in his four years of government. His team and the Republican Party (as much as the Democratic Party) are responsible for the xenophobic management of the migration problem, responding to the demands of a right-leaning electorate drawn from all social classes and all parties.
Conservatism, compassion, calculation, and Covid: Humanity’s end state
Marcus Rashford, footballer for Manchester United, made a political splash, when he successfully challenged the government to extend free school meals during the summer holidays. Steve Latham Initially they had refused, but the swell of public support forced them to reconsider. In recognition Rashford even received an MBE […]
Marx and the society of the spectacle
Guy Debord’s “Society of the spectacle” was first published in France in 1968 and it remains closely associated with the country’s events of that incendiary year. Sean Sheehan This fails to do justice to its sober analysis of society and, with a new edition just published, it is […]
















