A persistent employers’ abuse of power and a lack of control by the Ecuadorian State make human and constitutional rights violations in many banana plantations a daily nightmare. Español
La cobertura mediática de la crisis fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela se centra en el presidente Maduro, olvidando a su primera víctima: la población civil. Hacen falta políticas de desarrollo estructurales que construyan un futuro para la región. English.
The Colombia-Venezuela border crisis' media coverage should focus on the affected populations rather than in a Maduro/Santos dispute. Structural development policies should be deployed to build a future for the crossborder region. Español.
The UK government should look to what is happening to free expression in Egypt and Turkey before broadening terrorist laws to include those who "spread hate".
El ciclo progresista en América Latina parece vivir sus últimos días. El estado de debilidad de los movimientos sociales augura tiempos difíciles para los sectores populares. English. Português.
As the cycle of Latin American progressive politics appears to be coming to an end, the weakened state of the social movements that made it possible portend a difficult time for popular sectors. Español. Português.
O ciclo progressista na América Latina parece viver os seus últimos dias enquanto que o estado de debilidade dos movimentos sociais augura tempos difíceis para os setores populares. Español. English.
There are important distinctions to be made between ‘migrants’, ‘refugees’ and ‘asylum seekers’. Responsible journalists must remember the rules of their trade, when covering ‘the migration story’.
Secularism is a matter of life and death for democracy. A matter of survival for both is now a crescendo of equal, political and material, power – one that can no longer be postponed.
The negotiations leading to a potential way out of the Greek crisis could have been an opportunity for Italy to deal with the dire difficulties of its stagnated economy. Español.
Las negociaciones hacia una posible salida de la crisis en Grecia podrían haber representado una oportunidad para hacer frente a las grandes dificultades y al estancamiento que arrastra la economía italiana. English.
David Foster Wallace is best known for his experimental fiction and comic essays, but a strong political current, deeply anarchist in sentiment, runs through his work.
