July 2014
The consecutive crises of the past few years would seem to refute the post-Cold War expansion of democracy as an undisputable model of social organization and economic development. According to…
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April 2014
Last April 25, Venezuelan authorities informed citizens that the right to public protest “is not absolute and, therefore, admits restrictions.” This resolution, handed down by the Supre- me Court of Justice…
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January 2014
On March 31 of this year, Octavio Paz would have turned 100. To celebrate this anniversary, we are featuring two essays that examine the lifespans of two of his magazines,…
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October 2013
In late 2012, the Nexus Instituut organized a series of conferences under the title How To Change the World? Their call was answered by international speakers in a global context…
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July 2013
Click Here to read Literal in Issuu/ Entra aquí para leer Literal en Issuu The lack of gun control in the United States affects not only its own citizens, but…
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April 2013
To read Literal in Issuu Click Here/ Para leer Literal en Issua, entra aquí The Millennium Generation seem to have been called upon to act as spokespeople for new modes…
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January 2013
Economic crisis, government cutbacks for the sake of laissez faire, the expansive boom in smartphones and tablets, the inexhaustible demand for individual attention as well as the war on drug…
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October 2012
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” Of the many edifying phrases attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, who emblemized civil disobedience and pacifism,…
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July 2012
It is hard to admit that in Mexico, we find ourselves threatened by the worst pitfalls of democratic life before we have been able to master its most rudimentary elements.…
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April 2012
The Humanities Research Center of Houston and the Department of Hispanic Studies of Rice University, with the support of Literal. Latin American Voices, have undertaken the organization of a series…
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January 2012
Stephen Houston, one of the most prominent Mayanists, dispels the pre-Hispanic predictions that allegedly refer to the end of the world–whose echo seems to resonate loudest within the epicenter of Hollywood–with a…
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October 2011
In recent years, we have seen a wide array of uprisings around the world. Protesters have taken to the streets and main squares while at the same time, inciting others…
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