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Populism, Freedom, Democracy and Iran

Populismo, libertad, democracia e Irán

Slavoj Zizek

Populism I would like to begin with a theoretical yet obscene point. I consider this to be a wonderful anecdote because it tells how democracy works: During a crucial battle…

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Green Belt Movement, A conversation with Shara Fryer

Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai (Nyeri, 1940) became the fi rst woman in Africa to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 in recognition of her environmentalist efforts and contributions to the social,…

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Rob Riemen: The Betrayal of Our Intellectuals

La traición de nuestros intelectuales

Rob Riemen

Rob Riemen is the founder and president of the Nexus Institute, a Netherlands-based leading international center for intellectual and philosophical debate, that seeks to give shape to an informed dialogue…

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Eufemismos “terapéuticos”- Sobre el uso del lenguaje periodístico

Robert Fisk

Parte de mi campaña contra los periodistas, o algunos de ellos, se debe al uso de las palabras, o tal vez debería decir, del uso cobarde de ellas. Tomé la…

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Un fantasma recorre: Estados Unidos Terror e incultura

José Blanco

Todas las sociedades del mundo esconden en sus entrañas diferencias múltiples de orden económico, social o cultural, entre individuos, grupos y clases sociales que las elites dominantes buscan apaciguar mediante…

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Dilemmas of the Future American President

Dilemas del futuro presidente norteamericano

José Blanco

The fate of one of the most powerful nations in the history of humanity will be decided In the next elections. The juncture is marked by a deep crisis that…

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The Rule of Law: Hernando de Soto

Gustavo Wensjoe

Gustavo Wensjoe: Your work is renowned worldwide; it is such a pleasure to have you here. Hernando de Soto: Thank you GW: Could you please summarize what the core principles…

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Why Shouldn´t I Do More of It?

¿Por qué no hacer más de lo mismo?

Muhammad Yunus

2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, spoke to the community of University of Saint Thomas, the first and only college in Texas to implement the Micro-Credit Program of which…

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Multicultural Persuasion in Mexico and the United States

La persuación multicultural en México y Estados Unidos

José Antonio Aguilar Rivera

Translated to English by Shelby D. Vincent In a speech given in Washington, D.C. almost a quarter of a century ago, Octavio Paz transfixed the North Americans listening to him,…

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Gonzalo Rojas, una poética del fragmento

David Medina Portillo

El desarrollo que ha tenido la poesía de Gonzalo Rojas (Lebus, Chile, 1919) desde la publicación de su primer libro en 1948 es particularmente significativa en la medida que responde…