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Town planning for healthy communities
Written by Dominika Ricardi
As a writer for Future Challenges, I have a long-term interest in building sustainable, inclusive and healthy communities. Several great initiatives in Australia are helping to achieve this vision. Earlier I mentioned the project Healthy Spaces & Places in a post for “Death Threat” and I would like to expand […]
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Democracia en América Latina: ¿Tenemos los gobiernos que nos merecemos?
Written by Amaya Querejazu
Abstract: Democracy is a work in progress, sometimes it goes backwards, but improvement shows up eventually in a process that is never going to be finished nor perfect. A reelection fever has affected Latin America the past years, perpetuating some governments and questioning the participation channels opened up […]
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From Feudalism to Partnership
Written by Kapell
“De Panzazo”, a 2012 documentary directed by journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, exposes Mexico’s failures in education throughout the last century. A popular expression meaning “barely approved” in English, “De Panzazo” presents a concise, captivating, and even humorous overview of the Mexican education crisis, claiming that both public and private […]
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The Planet Needs Our Help
Written by Seth Baum
When it comes to big planet-scale environmental issues like climate change, some people dismiss individual actions like driving less or eating less meat. They say that our actions aren’t important, and instead we need large-scale policies that will influence everyone’s actions. While policy can help, it’s wrong to dismiss individual […]
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Islamist-phobia in the Middle-East
Written by Sara Elkamel
No, you did not misread the headline. Stereotyping and prejudice against the politically ambitious Islamists within Arab countries creates friction among societies looking to move ahead. Representation is reality. People live a world of their own construct; their environment is mediated by images and representations of ‘the other’ that dictate […]
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Mongolian Sportspersons Do their Country Proud!
Written by Otgoo Jargal
We were all affected and inspired by Olympic fervor and it was a proud moment for Mongolia when a Mongolian woman wrestler, two judokas and two boxers won a total of five medals at the 2012 London Olympics.Wherever I went people were talking about the judokas and boxers at the Olympics […]
