History books used to be boring, “one damn fact after another” as someone said, but not “Mexico: A history”. Sean Sheehan Written with verve, it will surprise anyone not familiar with the story of the country that had the first black and, later, the first indigenous president in […]
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Liberation and awareness: the resurgence of Latin American currents
The message of liberation has become more apparent. The language of liberation has been transformed and political programs that were once just wishful thinking are beginning to have a concrete realization in Latin America. Cl audio Chipana The philosophy of liberation in Latin America emerged as a response […]
Our continuous existence: living with constant despondency
Previously I explored a ‘normal’ experience of depression, as a variation from the straight line. But straight line, the ‘normal’, for me has always been below what is normal for others. The Prisma memoirs. Steve Latham Without being self-pitying, the continual curse of the depressive, I’d say that […]
An international order with no clear rules, a chaos foretold
An international scene with no clear rules is coming to the fore, marked by hegemons, military interventions and growing global uncertainty. Europe’s weakness, the reconfiguration of power in the hemisphere and Uruguay’s recent decisions lay bare the tensions of an increasingly unpredictable world order.
Rio under siege: when security is measured in bodies
Bullets, cordons and bodies have marked a state offensive which treated the favelas as if they were enemy territory. Decades of neglect, lack of public policies and turf wars against the poor, fuel a cycle of violence which does not reduce crime and further deepens social breakdown. Frei Betto […]
















