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No more honeymoon…

As we imagined, the new Chilean government has not had a second’s respite. It has not been able to enjoy even a week of the supposed “honeymoon” enjoyed by the new leaders. Rather, Boric and his team have been thrown…

Participation is the new coexistence in Chile

Since the return to classes a few weeks ago, we have seen through the media and social networks various acts of violence in educational establishments and in different parts of the country. The big difference is not the aggressions, but…

The myth of effort and the traps of poverty

TRAPS. People in extreme poverty, even with social assistance, are unlikely to be able to leave their condition. Source : Rosa Chávez Yacila – OjoPublico A wide range of scientific evidence refutes the assumption that people are poor because they…

PDT: It doesn’t make a difference where you are born or where you study.

On 11 January, the results of the Transition Test (PDT), the instrument used in Chile to determine university entrance, were released and, once again, it is clear that it doesn’t matter where you are born or where you study. So…

Uruguay: a decisive week that must touch the hearts of all Latin America

Back in 2020 we had made an attempt to introduce Uruguay into the Latin American context, a small nation created against the will of its greatest hero, General José Artigas, who always preached a single country that included these territories,…

Bullets, beef and bible caucuses: supporters of Bolsonaro’s crimes against the Amazon

According to Austrian NGO All Rise, “a crime against nature is a crime against humanity” and, for this reason, it denounced Jair Bolsonaro to the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Tuesday, October 12. This adds to the complaint…

Acción Humanista begins the process of legalisation as a political party

Yesterday, the Humanist Action movement, whose president is the deputy Tomás Hirsch and is sponsored by more than 100 people, whose sponsorships will be presented to the Electoral Service, began its procedures before a notary to become a political party.…

New HIV injection arrives in Brazil and South Africa

The international initiative Unitaid announced on Friday 18 that it will fund the introduction in Brazil and South Africa of an innovative, “highly effective and long-lasting” injectable HIV preventive treatment. The new long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment “could have a…

The courage to refrain from violence on the road to peace

Starting a war or initiating violent action goes hand in hand with the conviction of those who seek justice, repair the damage caused or impose order. The use of force is resorted to from a position of superiority and power…

“Make yourselves comfortable, making yourselves uncomfortable”: Gabriel Boric

With these words he began today by welcoming us foreign correspondents to the first press conference held by Gabriel Boric in his capacity as President. He defined the role of the press as those who are able to make power…

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