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Conservative forces on the rise in Latin America: Between the “anarcho-capitalist” far-right and Cacareco

The triumph of the far-right José Antonio Kast in the Chilean constituent elections is a symptom of the reconfiguration of the opposition to progressive governments that began in Brazil and extends to countries such as Colombia and Argentina with the…

August 6: Lights and colours against the atomic threat

We are preoccupied. Every day we hear news about the concrete possibility of a nuclear escalation. It is not only the frequent threats to use nuclear bombs, but also the fact that there are more and more nuclear power plants…

The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist

The ground-breaking movie Oppenheimer, despite its unsympathetic protagonist, packs a powerful anti-nuclear punch that makes it hard, if not impossible, to sleep after watching the film. For this reason alone, the movie should be shown on the floor of Congress…

July Could Be Earth’s Hottest Month on Record, Climate Expert Warns

After the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that last month was the hottest June on record, a climate expert at NASA is now predicting that July could be Earth’s hottest month on record. By Paige Bennett Gavin Schmidt, director of…

Indigenous art decolonises galleries, theatre and literature in Brazil

Untitled artwork by Ibã and Bane Huni Kuin, both from the Huni Kuin Artists’ Movement, on show at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo from 24 March to 4 June. (Image by Eduardo Ortega / Masp) By Mario Osava…

Communion of human beings

A few days ago, the Festa Major began in Blanes, a beautiful town on the Catalan Costa Brava, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. As has become a tradition, every night of the festival, fireworks are set off in…

Is the end of Western financial dominance in Africa on the horizon or will the history of Libya repeat itself?

Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the US dollar or other Western currencies. This could…

European Court of Justice to examine legality of the offence of facilitating unauthorised migration

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will evaluate the legitimacy of the Facilitators Package and of Article 12 of the Italian Consolidated Immigration Act with regard to its compatibility with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The complaint prepared by…

Sánchez or Feijóo: Spain is moving towards an unpredictable Right-Wing

Pedro Sánchez is clinging to optimism and the epic of the comeback, but the polls point to the contrary and Alberto Núñez Feijóo is aiming to become president of the Spanish government. Beyond a classic duel between the socialists of…

Active Peace and Nonviolence Now! exhibition in Huancayo

The exhibition Peace and Active Nonviolence Now! has moved to the city of Huancayo, in central Peru, and has been on display since 15 July at the Instituto de la Juventud y Cultura de la Ciudad Incontrastable (Institute of Youth…

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