There is a way of appropriating the centre for the left, without lying and with no populism. This is the card that Podemos has played. Español.
As the Russian market for surrogates has grown, more and more women are signing on as a way to meet their financial goals. So why doesn’t our terminology reflect that?
Surrogate pregnancy is criticised as exploitative, yet the women involved tell a different story. Choosing to help create life for those ‘without choice’ is more altruistic than anything else.
After Sunday's regional elections, will the French be able to stop FN from finally breaking through the fragile glass ceiling? And what about the renewed political world that voters want?
Government speakers never stopped maintaining a harsh and confrontational style that proved too unseasonable in this election. Macri’s slim victory should force him to avoid backtracking kirchnerist popular policies. Español. Português.
We need to expand the emancipatory space for what is possible from within a contaminated and contaminant discourse, far removed from pure rationality and a theoretical superiority over ‘the masses’. Español.
Podemos had to reconcile the enthusiasm of all those without any previous experience of political participation with the experience and biases of those who came from activist backgrounds. Español.
The fate of the ‘purple party’ has fascinated analysts and publics in Europe and beyond since its inception in 2014, because Podemos’ future might easily be the future of the European anti-austerity left. This week's guest theme looks at the party, its origins, roller-coaster short history, and me
Once a near-exclusive province of the elite, more couples in non-urban India are turning to assisted reproduction to have a child of their ‘own’.
Surrogacy is said to exploit vulnerable women and commodify the resultant child, but context is everything. Our new series explores the complex lived experiences of surrogates from around the world.
With a catastrophic economic situation, Chavism is running out of time. Much will depend on how Maduro deals with this unprecedented situation of having a parliament fully controlled by the opposition. Português.
If the majority can be bought, intimidated or pushed around, then no country, any more than an international organization, can establish control over corruption.
