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Not giving up

” She doesn’t give up as long as she has a heart. She doesn’t give up as long as she has a reason”. One hour and 25 minutes of reflections, voices that cry, that evoke, that spill out and get…

Argentina – Memory, coups… and intellectuals

It was 47 years since the bloodthirsty coup d’état in Argentina, which left more than 30,000 people missing and which few intellectuals confronted. Let’s make things clear, said Osvaldo Bayer: Neither Hitler was an occupational accident, nor the dictatorships of…

National Ballet closes season of premieres on Cuban stages

The Sala Avellaneda of the National Theatre hosts today the closing of the season of performances of the National Ballet of Cuba, marked by the talent of the dancers and pieces by renowned international choreographers. The series of performances that…

Loving, taken seriously

I am sick of hearing it. No matter whom I’m dealing with, they all think love is “very important.” It looks very much like the common denominator of the alternative scene, but also of the conservative, possibly even the reactionary…

A Nature Quintet

POEM     Wearing the cape of meaning-maker I go forth. Seeking intimations along the way. Signals from the sea, wind, leaves, and sky. Signals from the moon, sun, horizon, and clouds. All those things hard to come by in…

How to Fabricate an Atrocity

I can’t recommend highly enough a new book by A.B. Abrams called Atrocity Fabrication and Its Consequences: How Fake News Shapes World Order. Despite using the term “fake news” there is not the slightest speck of a hint of Trumpism. Despite reporting…

Let’s not forget Julian Assange and demand his freedom

“The persecution of Assange by the United States is an attack on the public’s right to know, and is a serious threat to the fundamental principles of democracy, which are increasingly fragile throughout the world”. By Dardo Gómez, Journalist Like…

Stella Moris Assange: turning the spotlight back on the US

A few weeks earlier, Stella Moris Assange, lawyer and partner of Julian Assange, came to Greece. The occasion was the screening of the documentary “Ithaca – the battle for the liberation of Julian Assange” at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival…

HKWall Street Art Festival 2023

When it comes to things to do in Hong Kong, most people immediately think of visiting breathtaking skylines at night, sunbathing on beautiful beaches or, a daytrip to Disneyland. However, Hong Kong’s 8th edition of the HKWall street art festival…

Popol Vuh, Mayan and universal treasure

There are books that leave their mark on people and beyond, on collectives, countries and different generations. We are talking about the Popol Vuh or Popol Wuj – the closest to the K’iché orthography – and with a universal meaning…

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