It was a year in which the midterm election results revealed the growing polarisation of the country’s two major political camps, and highlighted the alarming contradictions that have existed in US society for some time. Ivette Fernández When Joe Biden arrived at the White House in January […]
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Chronicle of a coup d’état foretold
Golpe in Peru: Castillo under arrest, people demand a constituent assembly. It finally occurred. On December 7th 2022 Peru’s ruling parliamentary dictatorship managed to bring to fruition their top priority, to oust democratically elected president Pedro Castillo Terrones. Francisco Dominguez Castillo, a rural primary teacher, elected to Peru’s highest […]
The efforts and growth of the ultra-reactionary right
Despite progressive electoral success, right-wing ideology is gaining a foothold. And the masses are voting for it. The people are going to the ballot box to elect their executioners. The story is the same across Europe, where far-right positions are gaining ground – often with neo-Nazi undertones – seemingly accepted by the majority.
The world… on a tightrope
The simultaneous nature of an economic crisis that has still not been overcome, a pandemic with tragic global consequences and the armed conflict in Ukraine explain the feeling of uncertainty felt all over the planet at the moment. Have we reached an almost final crisis of capitalism or, conversely, are we facing a rebirth of fascism?
Climate change: Funding women’s rights is crucial
Women continue to be underrepresented in climate debate and governance, as demonstrated at this year’s Cop27 United Nations conference, where women accounted for less than 34% of country negotiating teams. This needs to change. Tara Carey/ Equality Now Women are bearing the brunt of climate change and must […]
















