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Reclaiming Public Education For All

In a world facing social fragmentation, harmful inequities, and environmental deterioration, we need quality, transformative, inclusive public education now more than ever. As our political systems struggle to resist autocracy and to foster democracy, free public education can help create…

Chile hosts extraordinary meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Education

The meeting will bring together the region’s education ministers at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago and will have an impact on 33 countries with approximately 125 million students, who 6.9 million teachers serve. The event aims to advance in the definition…

[Peru] Hardcore as witness and actor behind an era: an interview with Richard Nossar and Carlos Torres Rotondo

Richard Nossar and Carlos Torres Rotondo, authors of ” We Will Remain Until the Very End”, immerse us in the vibrant Peruvian hardcore scene between 1985 and 1989. From self-management to internal social tensions, the protagonists reveal the foundations of…

The integration of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: A revolutionary way out

From 22 to 24 February next, the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples’ Integration will take place in Foz do Iguaçú, at the apex between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay known as the Triple Frontier. The aim of the conclave,…

The phenomenon of disinformation “is a threat to democracy”: Camila Vallejo

The government spokesperson said that “it is a very sensitive issue in our century, particularly because we are facing a debate that is global” and once again called for the commission formed to study the issue and propose measures to…

Peso Pluma or the hypocrisy and conservatism of elites

The opinion column by Chilean Alberto Mayol entitled “Sometimes you have to listen to the voice of the narco”, a political analyst associated with the left, in which he argues that the invitation to Peso Pluma to participate in the…

Transnational networks: key to countering the erosion of democracy, says Paolo Sosa

On La Mula TV’s “Al Filo”, the political scientist highlights the importance of international connections in the fight for democracy in Peru. By: LaMula.pe Political scientist Paolo Sosa, in his recent appearance on La Mula TV’s “Al Filo” programme, emphasised…

Milei’s proposal rejected in defence of food sovereignty

Since Monday 15, representatives of various organisations and social sectors have been joining the plenary of deputies debating the mega-bill presented by Milei’s government, “Bases and Points of Departure for the Freedom of Argentines”. Its 664 articles will be substantial…

Reason does not hate

Once upon a time, there was a country where prosecutors were respected and respectable people, and to become attorney general you had to have legal soundness, ethical strength and a résumé (not due to who knows what dreadful things) that…

Ecuador loves life

To talk about the current drama in Ecuador, I would first like to start by expressing the shame I feel every time I read or listen these days to opinions about “Correa’s corrupt government”. I knew Ecuador before Rafael Correa…

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