Captive democracy
Candidates from all over the world — Trump in the U.S., Bolsonaro in Brazil, Maduro in Venezuela — seek to reach or stay in power for one main reason: it is the only way to avoid ending up in jail
Testosterone and its metaphors
Contrary to what history dictates, political power is better in women’s hands. But it’s not just political power; economic power can also be part of the conversation
Thirty years of talking about Pablo Escobar
His most lasting legacy was to inject the virus of corruption into a more or less stable democracy, and even to forever disrupt the value system of Colombian society
How do we talk about Israel?
There are many ways to comment on the attack carried out by Hamas, but one thing is certain: we have never seen this before and there is no way to imagine its consequences
Don Trump and the gangsters
The former president, an excellent reader of his society, discovered that there is no rule that cannot be violated. You just have to do it without apologizing
Censorship just isn’t what it used to be
The United States, which took freedom of expression further than any modern democracy, is now a contradictory society where prohibiting is part of the daily agenda
Milan Kundera: Irony and the novel
In ‘The Joke’, the Czech-French writer began to explore the subject that would haunt him all his life: human beings’ fight against the forces that rob them of their freedom
Fox News: The invention of reality
The ultra-conservative media outlet is embroiled in a serious defamation process. Yet, regardless of the outcome, the mentality of its delusional propagandists likely won’t be affected
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últimas noticias
Citizens, residents, and even people outside the United States are receiving self-deportation orders: ‘This is unforgivable’
Marcela Guerrero, curator: ‘The tone of the 2026 Whitney Biennial will be much higher, full of sharper nuances’
Fito Páez sits at Gershwin’s piano in Washington: ‘The US has reduced Latino culture to reggaeton’
Which are the states with the highest minimum wages?
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- IRS stimulus check: What is the deadline, who is eligible and all you need to know
- A new bridge over the Canadian border, severed by Trump
- The ‘chain of favors’ that keeps Cubans afloat in the face of state abandonment
- Trump deported fewer people than Obama, Clinton or Bush, but more indiscriminately
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