After the closure of the restaurant she had moved to support, Marysol chose to remain in London and fulfil her ambition of running her own establishment. Proud of her Mexican identity, she sees her venue as a space to share culture and build a future. (The Prisma’ memoirs) Paula […]
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Global violence and the role of democracy
The historical decline in homicide, warfare and capital punishment coincides with the expansion of democracy, education and human rights. The global trend is downward yet uneven, requiring broader political inclusion, legal equality and universal access to social opportunities. Nigel Pocock Is violence decreasing worldwide? This is the question […]
Rising poverty and homelessness in Uruguay
The rise in homelessness in Montevideo reflects a combination of poverty, daily substance use and mental health histories. Legislation allowing involuntary hospitalisation faces the challenge of addressing a long-standing structural phenomenon. Orlando Oramas León En Uruguay, according to a report by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), […]
Fragmentation in the West: The end of cultural consensus
The marketisation of social life and the atomisation of identity have eroded the shared foundations of Western societies. Amid fragmentation and proliferating subgroups, the need emerges for a public sphere in which opposing perspectives compete without imposing a single moral orthodoxy. Steve Latham Daniel Rodgers’ book “Age of […]
Duquesa: contamination, survival and an inflexion point
For years, the communities surrounding the open-air landfill site at Duquesa in the Dominican Republic have lived with toxic gases, contaminated soil and precarious means of subsistence tied to waste recycling. A new state endeavour, supported by international organisations, seeks to close and transform the site, impacting almost four million […]
















