Identity seen in a concrete and real way, for example if we speak of social and cultural identities, implies not only the similarities within oneself but also differences within a community, nation or state. Claudio Chipana Gutiérrez The purpose is not to give a final and finished definition […]
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Friends of Apartheid
Some books need to be written and this is one of them. Those working to shore up support for Israeli apartheid ought to be held accountable and this is what motivates Hil Aked, the author of “Friends of Israel”. Sean Sheehan As defined by the International Criminal Court, […]
The nightmare of the hybrid?
A hybrid―neither fully one, nor the other, but inheriting something from each parent. Yet persuading themselves, out of the necessity of coping, that they are one or the other. Nigel Pocock Under Caribbean slavery, the mixed-race people looked ‘upwards’ (ironically so-called), towards the white plantocracy. Today mixed race […]
Child marriage in the US: a worrying Reality
One of the world’s most advanced countries is home to one of the most reprehensible practices, commonly practised in certain developing countries. Human rights advocates argue that it must end in order to improve the education and lives of adolescents, as well as to reduce rates of domestic violence and […]
Argentina prepares to go to the polls
With just a few months to go before Argentina’s elections, powerful groups are looking to shake the table and see if everything comes crashing down, provoking a deep social crisis Glenda Arcia According to analyst Luis Bruschtein, Argentinian President Alberto Fernández’s decision not to seek re-election in the […]
















