Kerri ní Dochartaigh, born in 1983 in Derry when the Troubles were continuing to inflict pain and suffering on the citizens of Northern Ireland, has good reason to reflect on loss and division. Sean Sheehan Her formative years were spent amidst a traumatic period of murderous violence and […]
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Medical solidarity without borders
The main role of this specialised contingent, which was founded in Cuba, is to provide immediate assistance to any country suffering from hurricanes, floods and other catastrophes, as well as to deal with major epidemics. Floods in Guatemala and an earthquake in Pakistan measuring 7.6 on the Ritcher scale […]
Bolivia immunised
Bolivia is one of the first states in the world to have 100% Covid-19 vaccine available for its entire population in need, after receiving one million doses a few days ago. The country stocks around 13.5 million vaccines, one million of those from Johnsons & Johnson’s US based [company] […]
Thinker for today: Fraco ‘Bifo’ Berardi
Franco Bifo Berardi is one of most perceptive theorists of the present moment. He was a leader in the Italian Autonomist variation of Marxism.
Jonathan Meades: a one-man awkward squad
There is no writer more spiky than Jonathan Meades but no single word can sum up the sui generis blend of rage, sarcasm, common sense and virtue that characterises his pronouncements on life, the universe and everything. Sean Sheehan Being a prose stylist, he can be unforgiving when encountering […]