The new environmentalists hail from affluent backgrounds and urban areas and their everyday consumption practices are imbued with political meaning, given the reduced space for organized channels to express discontent.
The impeachment and arrest of President Otto Pérez Molina is a shrewd move by the Guatemalan elites to save the criminal bosses currently running the country. Español. Português.
O impeachment e a detenção do Presidente Otto Pérez Molina são um astuto conjunto de movimentos das elites do Guatemala para salvar os chefes criminosos que atualmente lideram o país. Español. English.
Given the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of vaccines, why is there such resistance? The answer lies in the idea of ‘magical thinking’.
No final, Ayotzinapa "foi o Estado", na medida em que foi, e continua a ser, o resultado da impunidade e práticas abusivas sistemáticas em diversos níveis de governo no México. Español. English.
Both anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish racisms have played their part in legitimising global clashes. And the Palestine/Israel question has helped to encourage these conflations and racialisations.
Racisms against both Jews and Muslims across the globe are being stimulated by the question of Palestine/Israel in increasingly complex ways. Our guest editors this week, from the University of East London’s Centre for research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging, invite you to join an open forum
Why do some still harbour the same concerns about medical interventions as expressed in 1950s America? And if history is repeating itself, why haven’t we learned the lessons?
Al final, Ayotzinapa “fue el Estado”, por cuanto fue y sigue siendo el resultado de la impunidad y de las sistemáticas prácticas abusivas en el seno de los distintos niveles de gobierno en México. English. Português.
In the end, Ayotzinapa "was the State", inasmuch as it was, and continues to be, the result of impunity and systematic abusive practices within the various levels of government in Mexico. Español. Português.
Skyrocketing abstention, social demobilization and an impending wave of harsh austerity measures call for critical reflection after Syriza’s victory.
Think about the thousands who are held in prison, with or without charge, with or without trials, who are not getting the exposure necessary to make their release a political win for Sisi.