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Úrsula Bahillo: whose fault is it?

Who’s to blame for Úrsula Bahillo’s femicide  (19), in Rojas, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina?  Just her killer, Matías Ezequiel Martínez? Not really. There are many accomplices, many other people involved. All those who never took her warnings seriously. She had reported  his violent behavior countless times.  He even had a restricting order. Nobody seemed Seguir leyendo

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Only a year ago

Who would have thought, a year ago (February 2020), that we would be going through something like this? We had heard about a new virus then, but we didn’t expect it to arrive here. It was someone else’s problem, far from home. We were not familiar with words and expressions Seguir leyendo

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In whose hands are we?

Some world leaders act weird and sound preposterous, to put it mildly. Maduro, the Venezuelan dictator, states he has some miraculous “goticas” (drops) that can cure Covid 19. López Obrador, the Mexican President, uses and encourages the use of good luck charms and cards bearing religious images (virgins, saints, etc) Seguir leyendo

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Todo un Señor Feudal

Gildo Insfran es Gobernador de Formosa desde el 10 de diciembre de 1995. O sea, hace 26 años. Más que Gobernador, Insfrán ya es todo un señor feudal (y no es el único), dueño absoluto de su provincia. Hace y deshace a gusto. ¿Por qué la gente lo sigue votando? Seguir leyendo

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Individual responsability

Now, more than ever, it’s up to us, to each one of us, to stop the rising surge of Covid 19. It’s a matter of individual responsibility. Otherwise, the spread of this wicked virus will be unstoppable.  The pandemic is far from over. On the contrary.  New strains are being Seguir leyendo

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Depende de cada uno

Hoy más que nunca, la responsabilidad individual frente a la pandemia es insustituible, indelegable e imprescindible. Absolutamente vital y esencial. No debemos relajarnos en demasía ni relajar las costumbres adquiridas durante estos largos y penosos meses. Barbijo, distanciamiento social, lavado de manos, alcohol en gel, protocolo, evitar aglomeraciones, no compartir Seguir leyendo

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Chronicle of a death foretold

I honestly thought I was watching a Netflix series, maybe “House of Cards”. But I wasn’t. That was actually happening in Washington DC. A mob, a riot, thousands of men and women trying to break into the Capitol, encouraged by the leader they blindly worship: Donald Trump, who used to Seguir leyendo

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