Since 2014, Dilma Roussef’s government has adopted a strategy of polarisation between “left” and “right”. Nevertheless, there is a huge gap between the administration’s “progressive” rhetoric and its neoliberal policies. Español. Português.
The recent proliferation of corruption scandals show the sheer necessity of substantial reforms of the political system in Chile, if only to be able to get rid of the old Pinochet regime’s remaining ghost. Español.
La proliferación de casos de corrupción pone en evidencia la necesidad de acometer profundas reformas en el sistema político de Chile, que necesita dejar atrás la sombra alargada del régimen de Pinochet. English.
Cataluña parece a punto de convertirse en un laboratorio de la soberanía popular en la Europa poscrisis. English.
Desde el 2014, el gobierno de Dilma Rousseff forzó la polarización estratégica entre “la izquierda” y “la derecha”. Sin embargo, entre su relato progresista y su real politik neoliberal hay un abismo. Português. English.
The brutal murder of photojournalist Rubén Espinosa is the latest in a long line of executions. But the international community continues to misunderstand the roots of Mexico’s political violence. Español.
El brutal asesinato del fotoperiodista Rubén Espinosa es la última de una larga serie de ejecuciones. Pero la comunidad internacional sigue malinterpretando las formas en que la violencia política se ejerce en México. English.
Zygmunt Bauman has been accused of ‘self-plagiarism’. Is it really a problem that the prominent sociologist has repeated passages across the many books he has published since retirement?
Desde 2014, o governo de Dilma Rousseff forçou a polarização estratégica entre “a esquerda” e “a direita”. No entanto, entre o seu relato progressista e a sua real politik neoliberal há um abismo. Español. English.
Women who are victims of xenophobia are seen as betraying their ‘nation’ by not conforming to their roles: and South African women are complicit in this narrative.
Financial realism has enchanted European polities. It is a song the powerful love to hear. But a song that will destroy all that is good and humane about Europe.