The Palestinian question and the war in Ukraine show the extent to which a new order is taking shape on the planet. The international institutions that were supposed to be guarantors of peace and harmony among nations are showing that either they no longer make sense or that they should […]
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Bukele wants to stay come hell or high water
The prohibition of immediate presidential re-election is now the backbone of El Salvador’s Constitution. It is one of the few clauses which cannot be amended, and the only one which, if violated, compels the people to insurrection. Luis Beatón When the Constitution of the Republic was approved in […]
Ecuador and the United States strengthen relations
The visit of Samantha Power, the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to Quito accentuates the presence and activities of her institution in the South American country, from where they were expelled in 2014 by the government of then-President Rafael Correa. The former president decided […]
Towards a politics of art
The cultural critic Walter Benjamin is probably best known for his essay, “The work of art in the age of technological reproducibility”, and the use of the term ‘aura’ to designate the quality in a work of art that changes its singularity when it is subject to reproduction. Sean […]
From poetry to the word and from the word to the world
At 100 years old, Maruja Vieira ‐ one of the most remarkable poets of Our America ‐ believes in human happiness, her country, Colombian women and women from the four corners of the world; she believes in youth, young poets of both sexes, defending the environment, peace and, of course, […]
















