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What’s the Deal, Bibi?
Written by Tom Tyler
Israeli government ministers have taken a remarkably hard-line stance on the recent interim agreement with Iran. But the deal is nowhere near as bad for Israel as Netanyahu claims, and he knows it. The Israeli prime minister’s public opinion on the Iran deal is no secret; according to him, despite […]
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Gender equality is crucial for sustained economic growth
Written by Danish Aziz
Bangladesh recently had a new statistic to flaunt- a 26% drop in poverty over the past decade. Yet as encouraging as this macro-economic achievement might be, there is still no reason to get too enthusiastic about it, given that deep seated inequality in Bangladeshi society continues to put the brakes […]
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La mujer pobre en Venezuela: entre la especulación y la confianza
Written by Kira Kariakin
Abstract: In Venezuela extreme poverty has been feminized. For every 100 poor men there are 113 poor women. A considerable percentage of women are suffering of extreme poverty and even though the government had created missions like Madres del Barrio and Hijos de Venezuela that had beneficiated more than […]
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Rural poverty in Hungary drives the Western sex trade
Written by Anikó Mészáros
High unemployment and low living standards are forcing women in Northern Hungary to go West and seek work in the sex industry. Where do they come from? The current overall unemployment rate in Hungary stands at 10.3% but there are big regional differences. Unemployment in northern Hungary is 13.3% which […]
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Mapeando el bien común de Rio de Janeiro (Entrevista a Pablo de Soto)
Written by Sara Martin
Abstract: Pablo de Soto is a young activist interested in the possibilities that emerge from the processes of globalization and the development of new technologies. Arquitect and PHD student from ECO (Escola de Comunicaçâo) in Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Pablo has given lectures and directed workshops involving these issues in […]
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La banalidad de la violencia
Written by vlemus
Abstract: the amount of people murdered in El Salvador from 1992 until 2013 has long surpassed the number of civilians killed during the Civil War (1981-1992) and the political repression era (1975-1980). Even more so, both public indifference and our whole media consumption are designed to profit from violence: tabloid-like […]
