Born out of the horror of 80 million deaths, the International Criminal Court embodies the promise that sovereignty is not impunity. The Colombian government is considering withdrawing from this pact; a move that coincides with external pressure to dismantle global justice. In a country scarred by decades of violence, this […]
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Reading Heidegger
Heidegger, despite his troubling allegiance to Nazism, is one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century and a new translation of his classic text makes it more approachable than before for readers without a knowledge of German. Sean Sheehan It has been said that reading Heidegger, […]
For the first time in this century, two simultaneous famines
Some 318 million people suffer from acute hunger, twice as many as before the pandemic. For the first time in this century, Sudan, and Gaza face famine at the same time. Another 16 critical points require urgent attention, and six countries are at risk of catastrophic hunger. Frank González Although the projections indicate that […]
Chemical crime: the new fear spreading across Quito
Amid rising insecurity, Quito is facing a new pattern of robberies and disappearances allegedly linked to the use of chemical substances. Ecuador recorded 60 involuntary disappearances associated with scopolamine between January and July, while the capital reported 297 such robberies through August, compared with 181 in 2025. Pablo Llanes, […]
Russian memoirs
In the introduction to an invaluable little collection of memoirs by Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), the South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, provides important information about the author and his uneasy relationship with fellow revolutionaries in Russia before and after the Bolshevik Revolution. Sean Sheehan The book, first published […]
















