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…
-The fact that we have so many poor people is sad. But that it always is the same people is definitely unfair. -Being poor, you do not complain, you are…
To a chronic problem we cannot apply crises methods. 1. The climate, the economic and financial, the food and the fuel prices crises we have been faced with underscore yet…
Has the concept of good governance been overused and has it become a rather insincere cliché? It is certainly old. The World Bank Development Report of 1997 was on good…