First, the confession There is this passion that drives the demolishing craft of the essay writer. (Leonardo Padura) 1. I am a hunter-gatherer-composer writer. Human Rights Readers (HRRs) thus relay…
-There is a class war, it is true. But it is my class, the class of the rich, that is fighting it –and we are winning. (Warren Buffett) -We are…
Human Rights and Human Security -The respect of the rights of others is what peace is all about. -At a minimum, human security means freedom from violence and from the…
Only social movements can push politicians to turn their promises first into ad-hoc policies and laws and then into actually enforced social programs In tranquil times, human rights principles may…
-What ever happened to the maxim “to each according to her needs?” -He who has, fears losing privileges; he who does not have, aspires to have opportunities; that is the…
1. Let us not be fooled: Journalism helps shape public opinion; it thus is part of politics. (Z. Acevedo Diaz) Keep in mind that one of the basic tools to…
1. Let me start with a truism: The word ‘politics’ has been manipulated much so that it means everything and means nothing depending on the eye of the beholder. (Eduardo…
The concept of food security captures the notion of hunger, not as a deficit of calories and nutrients, but as a violation of a broader set of social, economic, and…
Six caveats to start with 1. First, public health cannot only revolve around that which is already ‘evidence-based’. Why? Because this actually colludes with the status-quo. For public health to…
-As much as it is criminal to promote a war that is avoidable, it is also criminal not to promote a struggle that is inevitable. (Jose Marti) -I can only…