The pre-Covid-19 precedents of Latin America and the Caribbean are not those of a history of successful growth and tell of high levels of inequality and an absence of progressive structural change.
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Giving the coronavirus rhythm
Whilst Covid -19 kills thousands of people and others wait for this tragic chapter in history to pass, music vibrates, breaks the silence and breathes back life like a halo of hope.
Historical denial: slavery and cotton in Lancaster
Why is denial so prevalent, and the preferred option, even amongst professional historians? There are no doubt several reasons, and these are likely to be interrelated, impacting and reinforcing each other. A profound sense of shame is likely to be the main reason why this slavery-cotton relationship cannot be admitted. […]
Immigrants in Covid-19 times: Alessandro Musitelli
“Maybe things should never go back to normal”. An Italian immigrant left Trieste, his home town, and moved to London a year and a half ago. During this time he has always worked in coffee shops as a barista and just a month before the lockdown he was forced to […]
Europe: after illness comes fear
The easing of restrictions imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 in various countries has now given rise to a fear of contracting the illness, particularly amongst children and the young. There has also been a surge in mental illness and homophobia. Ernesto Hernández Lacher A study published […]
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