Ecuador is a unique case in the region, finally breathing after 14 years of radical socialism. While Ecuador elected a liberal president (economically speaking) this year, the rest of the continent seems fully immersed in socialist regimes, or “21st Century…
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I might have babbled about the Finnish local election in some of my previous posts and lucky for everyone involved, it’s now over. So, what new conversation culture am I talking about? Some would argue that I should have had…
Continue reading Finland: Same Old Municipal Election, New Conversation Culture
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. There is now a distinct, tangible light at the end of the impossibly long Covid-19 tunnel. Brussels is now approaching that light. But this past month has thrown up fresh sets of challenges involving two…
Countries around the world rush to vaccinate their populations, aiming to achieve herd immunity thresholds ASAP. Governments have moved to incentivize the vaccination process by allowing vaccinated individuals a greater amount of freedom at restaurants, gyms and other public places.…
If you think that the American healthcare system is an equal-opportunity market, you either aren’t paying attention or you have deliberately chosen to ignore a reality faced by millions of people. The sad truth is that in the U.S., healthcare…
Continue reading How COVID-19 Has Highlighted Healthcare Disparities in the U.S.
for English, see below previamente publicado aquí UN PEQUEÑO ANÁLISIS DEL POPULISMO Si les digo que no piensen en un elefante rosa, ¿qué es lo primero que se les viene a la cabeza? Posiblemente sea ese animal en un color…
Continue reading ¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de populismo?
This article has previously been published here. Nearly fourteen months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country, infecting 33 million and leaving over 550,000 dead. Communities of color have largely shouldered the burden as workers from these communities were…
Continue reading Don’t Forget the Meat: Ongoing Hazards for Immigrant Meat-Packing Workers
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines were created in record time. Such a pace has never been seen before as most vaccines take years to develop, but thanks to newer technologies and methods, we were able to achieve the goal…
Per a 2019 Pew Research Center poll[1], only 36% of Republicans have a favorable view of the United Nations. Comparatively, 77% of Democrats and 60% of independents see the UN in a favorable light. This aligns with the global trend…
On Sunday evening the Belarusian KGB (yes, they didn’t change that after 1991) hijacked Ryanair flight 4978 en route from Athens to Vilnius. The flight was delayed for several hours and only after that time, we have started to learn…
