Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Monday, October 26, 2026
In critical situations similar to the current one, there have always been at least three alternatives. Radical system change (revolution), extreme hardening of capitalism (barbarity), or reform of the social order (capital-labour pact). Fascism now is essentially the same as fascism then, although its outward forms are numerous and extremely diverse.
With a fifth wave of infections and deaths running its course in Europe and the Americas, Covid-19 shows no sign of retreating. Our series continues this week and identifies how Covid-19 interacts with pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities in Latin America, starting with the ‘urban poor’.
Covid-19 is making pre-existing inequalities and vulnerabilities worse in Latin America. While the ‘urban poor’ were a clearly identified vulnerable group, there are other groups the region’s governments have forgottten in their responses. This week we identify who else is at risk. Nicolas Forsans* Among population groups most […]
Like a plague, corruption permeates the world’s entire social order. Rare are those countries that can boast they do not suffer this evil – which threatens to destroy the whole system – and are immune to the efforts of the ruling class to bend the enforcement of current laws to […]
A mining town at 5,000 metres for decades has been a centre of exploitation of poor workers, trying to jump-start their lives. Prostitution is rife often involving underage girls. Matteo Tortone’s film “Mother Lode” investigates the myths and the exploitation through the eyes of a 13-yr old miner. Graham […]
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