The “first ordinary woman in English literature” – a lovely way of introducing the Wife of Bath from Chaucer’s “The Canterbury tales” – “not a virginal princess or queen, not a nun, witch, or sorceress, not a damsel in distress”. Sean Sheehan The Wife of Bath is a […]
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Guayaquil, land of fear, land of nobody
At what point did we allow ourselves to be stripped of the most valuable thing in our existence which is peace and eagerness to live? Aminta Buenaño There was a time, not so long ago, when at night Guayaquil opened like a flower. The nightlife, bohemia, buskers offering […]
How to hide an act of terrorism
Specialists affirm that the West is just beginning its journey through other publications that will complete, as on previous occasions, the smokescreen which is in place to erase any possible implication of the White House in an act of State terrorism. Antonio Rondón Garcia Pulitzer prize-winner Seymour Hersh […]
What is ‘Love’?
“All you need is love”, sang the Beatles, in their classic “Yellow submarine”. But what is love? Is it the same as ‘sex’, or is sex an expression of love, its servant? Nigel Pocock What did the great prophet of 2000 years ago mean, when he said that […]
The Tories and their crusade against migrants
The new Illegal Migration Bil, the anti-immigrant and refugee policies of recent decades, and the nightmares experienced in detention centres, reproduce a racist system inherent in Britain’s history. Today, more than ever, the strength of the human rights movement is urgently needed.
















