The democratic system is experiencing notable erosion in the so-called consolidated democracies of Europe, and the United States is suffering a process of acute deterioration which restricts the democratic spaces through practices believed to be dead and buried after the nightmare of McCarthyism and institutionalised racial discrimination. Juan Diego […]
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Tough penalties for traffic offences
Newham Council are taking action against drivers who cause a danger on the streets by ignoring road traffic signs such as ‘no entry’ and ‘one way’. After residents and police raised concerns, a council traffic survey identified 25 hotspot areas in the borough where road traffic signs are being […]
Reducing, reusing and recycling in the time of Covid
The so-called circular economy presents a viable path to tackling the impact of this profound global health and economic crisis; and what is more, it does so in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. It is more than an alternative – it is a necessity. Lourdes Pérez Navarro […]
No calm for Biden after his first month in office
Democrat Joe Biden served his first month as president of the United States amid the (mainly health and economic) crises, which he inherited from his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump. During this time, the president signed 31 executive orders, a record number in modern American history. That amount exceeds by […]
International monitoring of the Uribe Velez trial
Lack of guarantees, disregard of evidence gathered by the Supreme Court of Justice during the investigation and what appears to be an attempt to prosecute the victim have been some of the reasons for this monitoring which aims to prevent the former president of Colombia from remaining unpunished.
















