Cuba is the fifth global metal reserve, the ninth nickel-producing country in the world and, despite the pandemic, will exceed 50,000 tons of metal extraction in 2020. Teyuné Díaz Díaz Juan Ruiz, the general director of Mining of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), said in an […]
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Latin America in turmoil
Governments in the region are characterised by their human and civil rights violations; although the traditional democratic machinery is in motion, the powers that be act as independent and decisive entities, preventing any reform of the social order.
Immigrants in Covid times: ‘No’ to social distance
Mabel Encinas, a Mexican living in London, thinks that the general message from the authorities on how to deal with the virus was not really clear for the public. She also believes that to beat the virus we need physical distance rather than social distance. Nathan Raia Mabel […]
The pandemic that stripped neoliberalism
Covid-19 unleashes a crisis of enormous proportions that increases the one which had already been incubating since the previous year. Juan Diego García The recurrence of the economic crises confirmed that neoliberal discourse was false on such a decisive matter as this. The current pandemic confirms how neoliberal […]
Creating, imposing and maintaining inequality
The culture of privilege has three basic characteristics: normalised inequality as a hegemonic form of domination, established social position based on personal background, and the need for perpetuation. Teyuné Díaz Díaz This is how it is explained by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), […]
















