Cuban culture recorded a 100-year milestone since a group of musicians gathered on Lealtad Street, between Zanja and Dragones, today Centro Habana, to conceive the idea of forming a sextet for the danceable musical genre known as “son” at the beginning of 1920. Today they are the Septeto Habanero. […]
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Reshaping the post-pandemic world
Most leaders of powerful nations seem to assume that the post-Covid landscape will not herald a form of capitalism that differs in essence from the current neoliberal model. Discussions in these countries centre on how to meet the demands of the wide range of social groups affected by the economic crisis, which began last year and that coronavirus has turned into a nightmare.
Latino, Hispanic… What is in a name?
What is a Latino (Latin American), exactly? Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. seem alarmed suddenly by their inability to answer that question. Darrin Burgess All they know is that people of Latin American descent turned out in a tidal wave for last year’s election. Their numbers accounted […]
The social and economic cost of Coronavirus
Covid-19 has made its mark on all the global economy’s socioeconomic indicators and, despite its worldwide impact, the weakest and most vulnerable economies have been hit the hardest. Coronavirus has also shown us that neoliberalism is incapable of resolving problems like those caused by the pandemic. Teyuné Díaz Díaz […]
Defeating the pandemic with solidarity
When it was founded 75 years ago, the United Nations never imagined that it would face its biggest challenge yet in 2020 with Covid-19, and as we go into the new year, the consequences and impacts of this global health crisis would be felt for decades to come Ibis […]