The forecasts were accurate in early May when they announced a tricky month for Cuba due to Covid-19. In fact, 35,701 cases were filed in 31 days. According to the Cuban health authorities, the immunisation of 70% of the island’s inhabitants is expected to be completed by August. Claudia […]
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Portugal’s hidden housing crisis: a cocktail of tourism and investment
The boom that has made Portugal into such a desirable destination for investors, tourists, and even digital nomads is literally forcing the Portuguese people onto the streets. All over Lisbon, there are stickers which read, “Your vacation: our eviction”. There are symptoms of a larger economic and social crisis that affect us all, where profit comes before people and usually at their expense.
What Colombia is asking for is a different government
The dominant class in Colombia must be worried by the dimensions that the National Strike protest movement is reaching, as it entered its second month and shows no sign of fading. Juan Diego García The government of Ivan Duque and of the far right of Alvaro Uribe Vélez […]
Lessons for the left
A journey through left-wing populism across grassroots, national and European levels. A reflection and analysis on how each party operates, the roots of each movement’s base, the forms of party organisation, and the particular national context. This will take place on Wednesday 2 June in a Housmans virtual event. […]
The drama of the growing migration to Panama
The diverse flow of immigrants that enter the Central American country through the border with Colombia tends to continue and grow. Nils Castro “Despite the harshness and lethal nature of the trails that penetrate the Panamanian territory through the jungle, it is expected that the size, morbidity, harmful […]















