On 18 October 2019, a student-led protest against the increase in underground fares began in the capital, which subsequently spread throughout the country and showed the population’s discontent with social inequalities. Three years later, the root causes of the movement remain unresolved. The riots, known as 18-O, were violently […]
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The shadow of the hurricane
Since the devastating hurricane Ian hit Pinar del Río, the westernmost province of Cuba, the lives of the people of the small rural communities in this region of the island have changed. Since then, efforts to restore normality have not ceased. Martin Hacthoun With an effort that few […]
Delayed justice for a cold-blooded murder
On 17 March 1982, four journalists were killed by a patrol that ambushed them on their way to a guerrilla-controlled area during their coverage for IKON TV. It happened in El Salvador. After four decades of impunity, the culprits have finally been punished. This was made possible by María […]
Street vendors during the pandemic
The informal sector has been most negatively impacted during the pandemic. With the Colombian government prioritising public health over livelihoods, a new study sheds some light on the hardship of street vendors during the pandemic and the deepening of their vulnerabilities.
Capitalism in crisis: Times of reform or of revolution
The scale of capitalism’s current crisis is giving rise to all sorts of predictions, from those who minimise in the extreme its most acute characteristics to those who forecast a sort of ‘final crisis’. Juan Diego García These affirmations, which range from a sort of responsible pragmatism to […]
















