A large majority of Cubans were born under the ongoing U.S. sanctions, a political genocide, violating the human rights of Cuban citizens. A policy that has been in place for nearly six decades and that is somehow justified by the world and allowed to continue. Orlando Oramas León […]
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The social impact of the demand for South America’s ‘green gold’
This green gold is the avocado, a fruit native to Mesoamerica, and rich in vegetable fat, vitamins, fatty acids, proteins and minerals. The high demand is driving the deforestation of jungle and woodlands across all of Latin America, in order to create more cultivation areas and obtain better harvests. At […]
Urban time: rules for living
I have spent over thirty years working in London, trying to understand the nature of urban experience. Sometimes I’ve done so from a supposedly ‘objective’ social science perspective: facts and figures. Steve Latham At other times, the touchy-feely way of understanding the mode of living in the city, […]
What does a map tell you?
Herodotus tells a story in “Histories” (5.49-54) about Aristagoras, the leader of a rebellion against the mighty Persian Empire, visiting Sparta to solicit military support. His sales pitch comes complete with a visual aid, a world map engraved on a bronze plate. Sean Sheehan Aristagoras uses the map […]
We are back! The Prisma is back to Facebook!
Helps us to rebuild our audience In September Last year The Prisma newspaper was totally banned from Facebook. It meant we lost all the group, the profile, the page, followers, groups we have joined and the full eight years records! This has been catastrophic for us, because we are […]
















