Globalization is obviously rewarding already acquired capital, not human beings 1. Those left out from the benefits of globalization look up at the winners, whom they see succeed simply because…
Let me start with a disclaimer -Have we been bewitched by history? -Why has history, that was a goddess for Hegel, eventually become a vaudeville stage for so many? 1.…
*: i.e., the annual rate at which each country is closing the gap between its current economic disparity score and the best expected anywhere for the year 2030. -In the…
-Democracy was born at the local level, and that is where we can win it back. (Barcelone en Comú) Human rights violations are not an unfortunate stain on an otherwise…
-Activists’ work is about recruiting the heart and training the brain. (Hesperian Foundation) 1. For a good human rights activist, a problem well-defined is half-solved. This is why, for them:…
-Television is chewing gum for the eyes. (Frank Lloyd Wright) Do not be fooled: The media are ‘ideology formers’. We have to hold them responsible for the introduction and sustaining…
. 1. Unite States citizens tend to assume that history marches forward and that their children will do better than they did. This is a fundamental tenet of the American…
We have to change our outlook, because, otherwise, those rendered poor appear as responsible of their ill-health. What the dominant public health model calls ‘diseases of poverty’ should actually be…
-Language is also a form of action. (Albino Gomez) 1. The Human Rights Readers are not intended to have success; they intend to lend testimony.
There is a need for a legally binding human rights law instrument (or ‘treaty’) to regulate the activities of TNCs. A Catch 22?: The failure of TNCs to pay taxes…