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Worldcrunch » Alidad Vassigh » Page 9
Alidad Vassigh

Alidad Vassigh

Born in Tehran, educated in Britain and France, I have been a freelance translator since the late 1990s.

Bogotá Burglars Form Circus-Style Human Ladders To Break In Upstairs
Weirdcolombia

Bogotá Burglars Form Circus-Style Human Ladders To Break In Upstairs

by Alidad Vassigh March 19, 2021May 22, 2025
A Venezuelan family in a makeshift migrant camp in Bogota, Colombia
Geopoliticscolombia

Climate Migration, A Very Different Global Crisis Is Coming

by Alidad Vassigh March 18, 2021May 22, 2025
Greenpeace activists protesting in Argentina's 'Agujero Azul' biodiversity hotspot
Geopoliticsfishing

Chinese Fishing Fleets Are Sweeping South American Oceans Dry

by Alidad Vassigh March 17, 2021May 22, 2025
Are children, and not parents, the ones who hold the reins?
Geopoliticscolombia

Third Way For Parenting: Neither Patriarchy, Nor Kids In Charge

by Alidad Vassigh March 16, 2021May 22, 2025
After Machete Attack, Policeman Saves Own Hand By Grabbing It
In The Newscolombia

After Machete Attack, Policeman Saves Own Hand By Grabbing It

by Alidad Vassigh March 16, 2021May 19, 2025
Praise Putin! Vaccine Geopolitics In A Small Argentine Town
In The Newsputin

Praise Putin! Vaccine Geopolitics In A Small Argentine Town

by Alidad Vassigh March 6, 2021May 23, 2025
A Brazilian woman gets the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine.
Geopoliticschina

Why Latin Americans Fear The Chinese Vaccine

by Alidad Vassigh March 4, 2021May 19, 2025
Montachoques Extorsion: Accidents Waiting To Happen In Mexico City
In The Newsmexico

Montachoques Extorsion: Accidents Waiting To Happen In Mexico City

by Alidad Vassigh March 2, 2021May 19, 2025
Together, in a way...
Societydating

Sugar Dating: When Is Getting Paid For It Not Prostitution?

by Alidad Vassigh March 1, 2021May 23, 2025
President Joe Biden in the White House on Feb. 19
Economyworld

Biden On Trade: Trump-Like Protectionism, With A Smile

by Alidad Vassigh February 27, 2021May 19, 2025
The coronavirus pandemic is turning the factor sector upside down
Societycovid

Long Live Leggings! Deconstructing Pandemic Fashion

by Alidad Vassigh February 24, 2021May 19, 2025
Dying Indigenous Tribe In Brazil Killed Off For Good By COVID
In The Newsbrazil

Dying Indigenous Tribe In Brazil Killed Off For Good By COVID

by Alidad Vassigh February 22, 2021May 19, 2025
A protest by teachers in Mexico
In The Newsmexico

AMLO-19: Why The Pandemic Has Hit Mexico Harder

by Alidad Vassigh February 18, 2021May 22, 2025
Months of forced confinement have highlighted the crucial need for leisure spaces and parks
Ideasargentina

Pandemic And City Parks: A Reminder That Green Spaces Matter

by Alidad Vassigh February 16, 2021May 19, 2025
A PDVSA station during a 2019 fuel shortage in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Economyargentina

Venezuela’s PDVSA, Mixing Big Oil And Leftist Politics

by Alidad Vassigh February 10, 2021May 19, 2025
Vanessa, one of the hungry hippo at Pablo Escobar's estate
In The Newscolombia

How Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Sparked An Ecological Debate

by Alidad Vassigh February 8, 2021May 19, 2025
Facing China's 'Belt and Road Initiative', a.k.a. 'the new silk road'
In The Newsxi jinping

Argentina Looks For Its ‘Niche’ in China’s Trading Empire

by Alidad Vassigh February 5, 2021May 22, 2025
Street scene in Guadalajara, Mexico
Economycovid

Piling Up Public Debt, Risks Of A COVID Economic Consensus

by Alidad Vassigh February 2, 2021May 19, 2025
Standing in the doorway, in Michoacán, Mexico
Ideashistory

Why Local History Matters In A Globalized World

by Alidad Vassigh January 26, 2021May 23, 2025
In Lima, Peru, on Dec. 29
Geopoliticsbrazil

What Joe Biden’s Arrival Means For Latin America

by Alidad Vassigh January 22, 2021May 19, 2025
Trump and Lopez Obrador at the White House in July 2020
In The Newsmexico

What Mexico Can Learn From Trump’s Desperate Last Stand

by Alidad Vassigh January 19, 2021May 19, 2025
A Demonstrator in front of the U.S. Capitol
In The Newsdonald trump

On The Hypocrisy And Empty Slogans Of ‘American Democracy’

by Alidad Vassigh January 16, 2021May 21, 2025
Workers clean a shop before opening in Sao Paulo
Economybrazil

Like U.S., Brazil May See Strong Economic Bounce After COVID

by Alidad Vassigh January 15, 2021May 19, 2025
Military police in Rio de Janeiro
In The Newsargentina

In Latin America, The Pandemic Has Been Bad For Civil Rights

by Alidad Vassigh January 13, 2021May 19, 2025
Walking past a closed Chinese shop in Madrid's Usera district
Societyurbanism

The Multiple Faces Of Spain’s Shifting Immigration Map

by Alidad Vassigh January 12, 2021May 19, 2025
Colombian police and military guard in Bogota, Colombia
Ideascolombia

Let’s Make 2021 The Year Of Social Justice

by Alidad Vassigh January 9, 2021May 19, 2025
The domes can be used as a mountain refuge, for high-end camping or for storage
In The Newsargentina

The Made-In-Argentina Product Every Glamper Needs

by Alidad Vassigh January 6, 2021May 19, 2025
A doctor in Madrid
In The Newshealthcare

Covidization Of Healthcare Leaves Other Diseases Untreated

by Alidad Vassigh January 5, 2021May 19, 2025
Voting in Indonesia on Dec. 20 in Indonesia
Ideascolombia

Democracy Has More Grit Than You Might Think

by Alidad Vassigh January 4, 2021May 19, 2025
MAGA hat burning In Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14
Eyes on the U.S.united states

Joe Biden’s Real Challenge: Moving Beyond Anti-Trumpism

by Alidad Vassigh December 23, 2020May 22, 2025
A delivery worker in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Economynetflix

Digital VAT? A Tax Windfall If Latin America Finds Consensus

by Alidad Vassigh December 21, 2020May 19, 2025
May 25 anti-government protest in Quito, Ecuador
In The Newsdemocracy

In Latin America, The Downward Spiral Of ‘Digital Democracy’

by Alidad Vassigh December 16, 2020May 22, 2025
Environmental organizations protesting in Buenos Aires
In The Newsbuenos aires

What’s Behind The Vegetarian Boom In Meat-Loving Argentina

by Alidad Vassigh December 14, 2020May 22, 2025
Norway wants to make its fjords emissions-free by 2026
Food / Traveltourism

Regenerative Travel: Will The Pandemic End Mass Tourism?

by Alidad Vassigh December 11, 2020May 19, 2025
Stockholm on Nov. 10
Geopoliticssweden

Taking The Ideology Out Of Quarantines And Herd Immunity

by Alidad Vassigh December 8, 2020May 19, 2025
A person with a mask walking next to the image of former president Alvaro Uribe Velez in Bogota
In The Newscolombia

Pests Of Populism: Latin America Knows Why Trump Won’t Go Away

by Alidad Vassigh December 5, 2020May 19, 2025
A last goodbye to Maradona in Buenos Aires
Societyfootball

Maradona Wasn’t Just An Argentine, He Was Argentina

by Alidad Vassigh November 27, 2020May 19, 2025
The government has ratcheted up its pressures on the San Isidro group
Geopoliticsdemocracy

Cuba Up To Old Tricks, A New Crackdown On Dissenting Artists

by Alidad Vassigh November 26, 2020May 19, 2025
The pandemic also offers some benefits.
Societycolombia

The Pandemic As A Welcome Lesson In Humility

by Alidad Vassigh November 15, 2020May 22, 2025
At a demonstration in Caracas by health and education workers for better salaries
Geopoliticsvenezuela

How Biden Could Help Solve The Venezuela Conundrum

by Alidad Vassigh November 11, 2020May 19, 2025

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