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Who are they?

“Who are they?” Could it be the State, whose ambition it focused on subjecting its population to torture? Could it be the State, the system whose rationale is to suppress and rule the masses?   Victor Ofosu   Perhaps, it is the system drawn and shaped for preserving the financial […]

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Watching or being watched?

British writer George Orwell wrote his novel “1984” in the middle of the twentieth century as an allegory of totalitarian states which had emerged on the global panorama, mainly represented by the USSR.   Arthur Vandellay   The protagonist, Winston Smith, like the rest of society, is constantly monitored by […]

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A portrait of Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani was one of the greatest European actresses of the post war era. Born in Rome, Italy, in 1908 and victim of pancreatic cancer, she died in Rome at the age of 65. She starred in ‘Rome, Open City’ and ‘Mamma Roma’ and was known as ‘Nannarella’. She won […]

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Permission to speak freely

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 […]

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Squatting: under the cover of occupation

In the English-speaking world they are known as ‘squatters’, in Spain ‘okupas’, and in certain Latin American countries as ‘paracaidistas’ (‘parachutists’). These are some of the terms that refer to those people throughout the world who lead lives based on occupying abandoned buildings or abandoned housing.   Juan Galbete   […]