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Being mayor, a good deal

Next October, Chile will hold general elections to renew mayors and councilors throughout the country, so the parties are already in all kinds of negotiations and discussions to define their candidates. These elections do not generate as much public interest…

Political and electoral crisis in Costa Rica? The collapse of the two-party system and the rise of the right-wing

Costa Rica enjoys international recognition, among other things, for its stable democracy; for its protected natural resources and rich natural diversity; for the abolition of the army 76 years ago; for democratic elections, and for stable changes of government every…

72 percent of Ukrainians in favor of negotiations

Kiev. (multipolar) [translator’s note: multipolar is a magazine] A large majority of the Ukrainian population would like to bring the war against Russia to an end through negotiations. This is the result of a representative survey by the Kyiv International…

Capitalism Has Left the Building. Enter Technofeudalism

The Search for a Definition Over the last four or five years, like just about everyone else, I’ve been feeling that some kind of huge shift, some sort of sea change has taken place that I haven’t quite been able…

“A true and lasting integration of our region must be a matter for the people and not just an initiative of governments”: Vice-President and Minister for Equality and Justice, Francia Márquez Mina

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Day of Integration of the Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), the Vice-President and Minister of Equality and Equity, Francia Márquez Mina, insisted on the need to…

Piñera and his Orwellian ending

Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, has died tragically in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Los Ríos region. This event has provoked various reactions and reflections on his life and actions as a politician and businessman. In a critical…

Day of Latin America and the Caribbean: “Governments are the problem

On the second working day of the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples’ Integration, held in Foz de Iguazú, Brazil, the message to the world was powerful: to question the challenges of Latin American and Caribbean integration, the capitalist…

China supports Palestinian right to ‘armed struggle’ against Israeli occupation

On 21 February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held its third day of hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank. China expressed its support for the right of Palestinians to engage in an…

Minister Maria Nela Prada: “We believe in integration with all our hearts.

On the first day of the Day of Integration of Latin American and Caribbean Peoples, we interviewed the Minister of the Presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Maria Nela Prada. In the context of the celebration of the Day…

Germany commits to apologizing to Namibia for genocide

The president of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed remorse for the atrocities which occurred between 1904 to 1908 under German colonial rule that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people In Namibia. Steinmeier said…

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