Observers believe that, far from recognising a total restriction of press freedom, the West prefers to denounce alleged propaganda in their attempt to close off any possibility of an alternative opinion. Antonio Rondón García Some seem to forget the crucial role of company and previews in the court […]
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Europe’s frozen economy
Although some analysts believe they can find fewer negative signs in the European economic performance in the first weeks of 2023, they fail to counterbalance the forecast of a very difficult year with corresponding social repercussions, especially for the wage-earning and most vulnerable sectors in the continent. “Europe is […]
Street life
Before the street, people who were not family socialised in a village square, a town’s marketplace or, strictly for the elite, a court or castle. Sean Sheehan Streets as we know them came with industrialisation, becoming a vital public space and by the early 20th century street […]
Truth and English social restraint
My friend just gave birth. Which is, if you think about it, pretty amazing. I’ve never even given blood. It got me thinking about all the lessons you’re obliged to teach a new human, and later, conflicting lessons. Erica Buist You teach a child to always tell the […]
The cost of Empire
The end of the Ottoman Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the Arabian peninsula, remains in the shade of other deceased empires – ancient Rome’s epoch-defining downfall; Tsarism’s out-of-the-blue collapse; the gradual dismemberment of the British Empire – but this book corrects the imbalance. Sean Sheehan Written with understated […]
















