The maquila industry is one of the main economic activities in the northern regions of Honduras. There, hundreds of women work endless days, and are often made the victims of abuse. Benjamin Serra Municipalities to the north of the country such as San Pedro Sula, Villanueva and Choloma […]
Latin America
The right’s popular support, a weakness for the left
The dominant class in Latin America and other countries represents a very small percentage of the population but manages to assemble in its defence social groups of some importance. But it also has the support of popular sectors which for various reasons adopt that oligarchy’s slogans.
The origins of the “soul of the city”
Everyday life forced early man to defend himself against the threats of the environment, whereby it started to plan, create and apply this concept until it became an actual entity. Silvio Gonzalez The first institutionalised police force that came about in the modern world was in the UK, […]
Oppression and racism, chains in modern-day Brazil
Modern-day slave labour exists throughout the country, with no region, state or economic sector exempt. Osvaldo Cardosa These are the words of the attorney general for labour, José de Lima Pereira. According to experts, slave labour causes irreparable damage to those who fall victim to this violation, as […]
Argentina prepares to go to the polls
With just a few months to go before Argentina’s elections, powerful groups are looking to shake the table and see if everything comes crashing down, provoking a deep social crisis Glenda Arcia According to analyst Luis Bruschtein, Argentinian President Alberto Fernández’s decision not to seek re-election in the […]
















