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Peru, a broken society

The people feed off symbolism. That is why the image of a woman emerging from the mud, or a child saved by a humble rescuer, lingers in the mind’s eye. They symbolise a broken society, fractured by a social regime that is currently in decline throughout the world.   Gustavo […]

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Lasso and the circumstances of a tragedy

Can the handling of the crisis unleashed by the recent earthquake in Ecuador change Guillermo Lasso’s image in the midst of the widespread rejection of his administration, and while the National Assembly processes a possible political trial against him for crimes against public administration?   The earthquake on 18th March […]

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Ethnic nationalism

The lynching of Black Americans that claimed the lives of thousands of known victims bears testimony to the hideous depths of racism.   Sean Sheehan   The castration, burning or other mutilations that could preface an actual lynching point to some fear of Black sexuality in the psyche of those […]