The informal sector has been most negatively impacted during the pandemic. With the Colombian government prioritising public health over livelihoods, a new study sheds some light on the hardship of street vendors during the pandemic and the deepening of their vulnerabilities.
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Capitalism in crisis: Times of reform or of revolution
The scale of capitalism’s current crisis is giving rise to all sorts of predictions, from those who minimise in the extreme its most acute characteristics to those who forecast a sort of ‘final crisis’. Juan Diego García These affirmations, which range from a sort of responsible pragmatism to […]
Global trend: the right wing on the rise
The conservative right-wing onslaught continues unabated. Neo-fascism is installed in many places. It talks of human rights, freedoms and democracies, but deepens social injustice. Many nations are governed by openly Nazi-like administrations, with xenophobic and white supremacist positions. Marcelo Colussi The last revolution with a socialist air, with […]
United Kingdom minors at risk of poverty
The controversial strategies planned by the new UK government would put hundreds of thousands of children living in this country into a situation of vulnerability and poverty. According to reports, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, and the Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, intend to adjust social benefits […]
Diaspora in limbo
In 2012, the then-president Barack Obama filled with hope thousands of young people who were in this land without the papers to authorise it. However, a few days ago a US court declared this initiative illegal and remanded the case to a lower court. Today, they are waiting while other […]
















