Suicide has its influence on Catholicism, something that the Church paradoxically denies, as being the doctrine of death itself. Armando Orozco Tovar At the age of twenty, a young university student committed suicide. All of a sudden, he decided to cut with his own hand the absurd thread […]
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The case for framing Covid as a social problem
A high income economy as ranked by the World Bank, Chile is considered one of the most prosperous nations in Latin America, leading the way in terms of standards of living and economic freedom. Yet, Chile is today the region’s worst impacted country as issues of spatial and socio economic segregation were overlooked by decision makers.
A research says Covid was only framed in biomedical terms.
Miriam Palacios: The change will come from the awareness of the population
The Cuban scientist and activist defends the role of international solidarity and science to combat climate change, poverty, and pandemics. She even wrote a letter to Joe Biden to eliminate the blockade and allow cooperation between Cuba and the United States. Juanjo Andrés Cuervo The combination of science […]
Consumption and production: a democratic debate is urgent
Production in Colombia corresponds to its position as a periphery country in the global capitalist system. Generating another type of production and consumption must be the fruit of new forms of participation and democracy. Juan Diego García That is why Colombia eschews producing means of production locally and […]
The stakes in Brazil’s election couldn’t be higher
Ahead of October’s election, with leftist Lula leading the polls, fears are rising of a Bolsonaro coup – meaning it’s the entirety of Brazil’s democracy at stake. Francisco Dominguez* After four years of a right-wing Bolsonaro government, Brazilians will vote for a new president on 2 October 2022. […]
















