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Two Comments on Multiculturalism

Salman Rushdie

Is multiculturalism losing its mind? By which I mean, has it lost its intellectual spine? Yes, it has decayed into something much less than multiculturalism, which is cultural relativism. There’s…

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Riqueza privada, miseria pública

Tony Judt

Algo está profundamente mal en nuestro modo de vida actual. Durante tres décadas hemos hecho una virtud de la búsqueda material que responde sólo a nuestro interés personal. Y esta…

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Octavio Paz

Yvon Grenier

“Escritores y artistas en la historia de México” es la transcripción de una charla informal (en palabras del autor: una “plática”, no una conferencia), que Paz nunca escribió o reescribió…

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Austin Talk: Writers and Artists in the History of Mexico

Charla de Austin. Escritores y artistas en la historia de México

Octavio Paz

The topic of writers and artists in the history of Mexico is too broad and difficult to tackle in a short talk. My aim is actually much more modest. I…

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Economía de la depresión. Una crisis que durará más de lo esperado

Paul Krugman

En la pasada década de los noventa Asia sufrió lo que hasta el momento parecía ser una de las crisis más graves después de La Gran Depresión. Sin embargo, con…

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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…