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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPolitics recovered: “We are not going to do what hasn’t worked before”Camilo Romero is the Governor of Nariño, in southwestern Colombia, a department with a high percentage of rural...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWorld press freedom day - journalism assailed on all frontsA CIVICUS statement calls for greater protection and respect for journalists and the vital contribution they make to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela and the LeftThe human rights situation in Venezuela is getting worse. Fortunately, some on the Left are deciding to speak up. Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPolitics recovered: "We have to come up with a new metalanguage"
Bernardo Gutiérrez is a narrator of these times, a first-hand witness and a participant in many of the street...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTaking back politics in Latin America – and beyond
We are living in a period of cultural revolution agitated by the omnipresence of ICTs, where social practices run...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaArgentina´s war on crime could backfireHard-line approaches to combating criminal violence are hardly new to Argentina. But they do mark a change from the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIs the crisis in Venezuela still negotiable?Turmoil can still be avoided. There is still a small window of opportunity to resolve the Venezuelan crisis by...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro and the Brazilian far rightThey call him “the Myth”. Federal congressman Bolsonaro is Brazil’s far-right star and a presidential hopeful. He is...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe indigenous and afro-Colombian communities risk to fall out of the peace agreement implementationTime might be the enemy for the ethnic populations in Colombia, as the implementation of the peace agreement risks...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Mocoa massacre in Colombia, a tragedy foretoldWhen deforestation, climate change and extreme rainfall are coupled with a lack of human preparedness, catastrophe...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy the Mocoa disaster shouldn't have happenedMore that 300 people died in a landslide. Local corruption, incompetence and abandonment by the State means there is...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBacksliding on civic space in democraciesAn open civic space is a key ingredient of a successful and rights respecting democracy. Sadly, there’s a gaping...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew ideas need old buildingsCreativity is a renewable resource, heritage is not. Unleashing the creativity of citizens is an empowering process,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe BRICS Bank needs a bold and participatory strategy for sustainable developmentThe NDB has up until now operated largely in the dark, with little to no transparency about proposed projects or...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCitizenship and democratic productionCitizen producers take advantage of networked knowledge and benefit from new available production spaces. New skills...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe reinventing of the Latin American LeftHow to re-arm the forces that work for progressive social change? The good news is that this agenda is already under...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUS strike against Syria: a Just War or just a war?The Trump administration itself has crossed a line that Obama did not cross: directly attacking Syria. The...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaEcuador’s elections: the worst of all possible worldsThe tight victory of Lenin Moreno in the second round is the first to ensure the continuity of the left in this new...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMicaela: The femicide that took the light from the sunThe rape and murder of Micaela Garcia, a young activist of 21 years, reminds us of the intolerable level of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA multinational fracking boom begins in ColombiaNew concessions threaten the water supply to the capital city of Bogota. Español