Camino al desastre ¿Qué nos deparará el futuro? Para escrutarlo, una posibilidad sería observar a la especie humana desde fuera. Por tanto, imagínense que son observadores extraterrestres que están tratando de averiguar qué está sucediendo aquí o, si vamos al caso, imagínense que dentro de cien años son historiadores –asumiendo que haya algún historiador dentro de [...]

The Case for Hope, Continued Ten years ago, my part of the world was full of valiant opposition to the new wars being launched far away and at home — and of despair. And like despairing people everywhere, whether in a personal depression or a political tailspin, these activists believed the future would look more [...]

2011 was full of surprises, many of them the good kind. But which ones will matter in the coming year? Here’s our pick of trends to watch. Who would have thought that some young people camped out in lower Manhattan with cardboard signs, a few sharpies, some donated pizza, and a bunch of smart phones could [...]

Sin duda que la creación de la CELAC ha sido uno de los principales acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar en el plano regional en muchos años. La sola idea de una organización que reúna a los países latinoamericanos y caribeños sin la asfixiante presencia de Estados Unidos y Canadá es una muy buena noticia y permite [...]

On September 17th, we took Liberty Square, used it to begin to create the social norms and institutions of a society to come, and became the Occupy Movement. We hit the streets fiercely, abandoning the metal barricades they once contained us in, rejecting the marching permits they offered us, refusing their sidewalks. We were dragged, [...]

Observations, Impressions and Images From Amid the Multitudes in Liberty Plaza The ongoing exercise in democracy transpiring in and around the Occupy Wall Street site in Lower Manhattan imbues one’s heart with resonances of the real. Many reasons factor into the phenomenon: Here, for example, one does not feel scammed and demeaned…gripped by the sense of [...]

Justice May Be Just Around the Bend Let’s face it: things are bad and getting worse every day. Even a casual glance at the daily headlines provides ample reason for dismay, from perpetual warfare and the ravages of climate change to economic collapse and the abject brutality of the “criminal justice” system (a cruel misnomer if [...]

The Yemeni people are unrelenting in their demands for democracy. Millions continue to stage rallies across their country in a display of will that is proving the most robust out of all the Arab revolutions. The Yemenis face great challenges, however, including the political vacillation of their country’s opposition, and the US’ military and strategic [...]

La impresionante jornada de manifestaciones del pasado 19 de junio ha culminado la primera fase de la “rebelión de las y los indignados” abierta el 15 de mayo y marca el inicio de una nueva, aún por definir. En un mes el movimiento ha experimentado una verdadera ampliación cuantitativa y cualitativa. Su base social se [...]

“Los que hacen las revoluciones a medias no hacen más que cavar sus propias tumbas” Consigna del Mayo francés, 1968   Si este texto estuviera escrito por un “peso pesado” (Noam Chomsky, Ignacio Ramonet, Eduardo Galeano…) seguramente sería leído con más detenimiento. De un autor menor, es menor el impacto logrado. ¿Lo leerá alguien [...]