Several generations are facing the threat of school closures, which affects hundreds of millions of students and has lasted for many months. It is a global emergency. Waldo Mendiluza The pandemic forced schools to close as part of general isolation measures to stop the spread of SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus, […]
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Pandemic, passivity, and the end of politics
When we watch disaster movies, the hero (and it is usually a male) does daring deeds, playing a leading role in overcoming the threat. Steve Latham Even if he begins the film as a relative nobody, he somehow ends up in the centre of the action. In real […]
Fables with a punch
Fables tend to convey a moral, often anodyne, sometimes downright objectionable. Enlightened writers have seen that children need fables with a ring of social truth, not sanctimonious ones that avoid confronting unpleasant realities. Sean Sheehan The libertarian William Godwin (1756-1836) took to writing under an assumed name because of […]
Cuban doctors nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
British academic, Helen Yaffe, has nominated Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Contingent to receive the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for their contribution to tackling COVID-19 in 39 countries around the world. “Having researched the development of Cuba’s public healthcare system and its ‘medical internationalism’, I appeal to the Nobel […]
Those sanctioning remittances to Cuba seek re-election
Another move by US president Donald Trump’s administration, meant to harm the Cuban people, came into effect a few days ago, when a company dealing with sending remittances to the island was sanctioned. The State Department announced a week ago that American International Services (AIS) was added to the […]
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