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Worldcrunch » Sources » EL ESPECTADOR

EL ESPECTADOR

The oldest newspaper in Colombia, El Espectador was founded in 1887. The national daily newspaper has historically taken a firm stance against drug trafficking and in defense of freedom of the press. In 1986, the director of El Espectador was assassinated by gunmen hired by Pablo Escobar. The majority share-holder of the paper is Julio Mario Santo Domingo, a Colombian businessman named by Forbes magazine as one of the wealthiest men in the world in 2011.

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In A World Of Chaos, Pessimism Is Enemy No. 1

by Héctor Abad Faciolince September 28, 2025September 26, 2025
Photo of Colombian military veterans.
In The Newsmilitary

Colombia’s Misguided Ban On Veterans Fighting As Mercenaries Abroad

by El Espectador September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
Societyliterature

Why Dostoevsky May Be The Original Spark For Latin American Magic Realism

by Fernando Araújo Vélez August 26, 2025August 27, 2025
Societycocaine

The Pink Cocaine Plague Throws Colombia’s Drug War Off The Trail

by Andrés Nieto Ramírez August 24, 2025August 22, 2025
Ideasviolence

Confined In Chocó: When Guerrillas Decide Who’s Free To Move

by Héctor Abad Faciolince August 21, 2025August 21, 2025
Societyeducation

In Colombia, Disabled Women Face Greater Risk Of Sexual Abuse

by Luisa Lara August 16, 2025August 8, 2025
Societyhistory

Colombia’s Race To Save Its Native Languages From Extinction

by César Mora Moreau August 11, 2025August 7, 2025
In The Newsdemocracy

Smiling Strongman Forever? Bukele Scraps Term Limits In El Salvador

by El Espectador August 6, 2025August 6, 2025
Societycommunism

The Maoist Dogma Still Haunting Colombia’s Campuses

by Mauricio Rubio August 3, 2025August 1, 2025
Geopoliticsdonald trump

No Kings In Bogotá: The Unacceptable U.S. Interference In Colombia’s Uribe Trial

by El Espectador July 31, 2025August 1, 2025
Economymigration

Gentrification, Digital Nomads And Housing As A Human Right

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro July 27, 2025July 25, 2025
In The Newsgaza

Finally, It Is Genocide — What Changed My View On Israel And Gaza

by Héctor Abad Faciolince July 23, 2025July 23, 2025
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In The Newsdonald trump

Nobel Peace Prize For Trump? Makes Perfect Sense In Our Orwellian World

by  Reinaldo Spitaletta July 22, 2025July 23, 2025
Economywealth

Take The Money And Run: When Our Richest Colombians Move To The U.S.

by Juan Carlos Bayona Vargas July 21, 2025July 21, 2025
In The Newsisrael

Tropical Axis Of Evil? Iran Is More Influential Than Ever With Latin America’s Leftists

by Julio Borges July 16, 2025July 16, 2025
Photo of inmates at the maximum-security penal institution CECOT in El Salvador.
In The Newsdonald trump

How Trump And Bukele Colluded To Cut Deals With Mara Gangsters

by El Espectador July 7, 2025July 7, 2025
Societydemocracy

We, The Ochlocracy: How Democracies Devolve Into Mob Rule

by Julián López de Mesa Samudio June 29, 2025June 28, 2025
In The Newsrape

This Spanish Bracelet Can Tell If Your Drink Was Spiked — A New Weapon For Sexual Assault Prevention

by Luisa Lara June 19, 2025June 19, 2025
Photo Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe saluting a crowd as part of a recent trip to Envigado, Colombia.
In The Newsdemocracy

The Uribe Assassination Attempt Revives Colombia’s Cycle Of Political Violence — That Took His Mother 34 Years Ago

by Gloria Arias Nieto June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
LGBTQ Plussexuality

The Invisible “A” In LGBTQIA — The Asexuality Battle For Recognition

by Valentina Guerrero Rojas June 9, 2025June 10, 2025
A woman takes a selfie with lanterns in the shape of Chinese Terracotta Warriors during an exhibition in Bogota, Colombia, on March 13, 2016. The exhibition was part of the XV Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Bogota.
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Can We Trust China? The Big Question For Colombia — And Others

by Santiago Villa June 7, 2025June 7, 2025
A collection of inflatable union rats outside the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan in New York on , February 20, 2025.
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Planet Of The Rats? A Global Sanitary Crisis Is Lurking Just Around The Corner

by Juan Carlos Ortiz June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Women participate with signs and messages during the international women's day demonstrations in Bogota, Colombia on March 8, 2023.
Women Worldwideequality

Feminist Geography: Redrawing Gender Bias, From Street Names To Public Restrooms

by Valentina Guerrero Rojas June 2, 2025June 2, 2025
Eyes on the U.S.trump

On The Trail In Mexico, With The Last Would-Be Migrants Left After Trump’s Crackdown

by Natalia Herrera Durán and Maria Alejandra Medina Cartagena May 31, 2025June 2, 2025
Vehicles burning after an explosion in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2012
Societyjustice

Cúcuta, The Bad Guys Have Taken Over In Colombia’s New Drug Trafficking Hub

by Santiago Bohórquez Garrott May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
Yoko Ruiz is among the eminent trans mother figures in Colombia.
LGBTQ Plusviolence

A Close-Up View Of The Vital Role Of “Trans Mothers” In Colombia

by Luisa Lara May 16, 2025May 19, 2025
Societyeducation

The Global Fight Against Smartphones In School Gets A Big Boost — Finland Joins The Pack

by Claudia Morales and Alidad Vassigh May 2, 2025May 2, 2025
In The Newsdance

Team-Building Tyranny! Court Rules Employee Not Obliged To Join Company Dance Therapy

by Piedad Bonnett April 28, 2025April 28, 2025
In The News

In A World Hooked On Hard Power And Greed, Latin America Offers Another Way

by William Ospina April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
A large open prison is seen from a catwalk overlooking a main central area with barred-in sections. Men in riot gear are clumped around the room.
Women Worldwidehuman rights

What Makes El Salvador’s Brutal Prisons Even Worse For Women Inmates

by Luisa Lara April 16, 2025April 16, 2025
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Economytariffs

No, Trump’s Tariffs Are Not The End Of Globalization — Not Even Close

by Luis Carvajal Basto April 9, 2025April 10, 2025
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Societybogot

What Will It Take? Reversing Alves’ Rape Conviction Tells Women They’re Still Not Safe

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro April 4, 2025May 24, 2025
Photo ​inside the maximum-security CECOT prison in El Salvador
Women Worldwidehuman rights

Why El Salvador’s Notorious Prisons Are Even Worse For Female Inmates

by Luisa Lara March 30, 2025May 24, 2025
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Economytariffs

A Shakira Economics Lesson: Latin American Wealth Goes Beyond Dollars And Pesos

by Daniel Ruge Chamucero March 19, 2025May 24, 2025
cars, buggies, and people travel through the streets of downtown Havana.
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Havana Postcard: Signs Of Beauty In The Cuban Social Paradox

by César Londoño March 15, 2025May 24, 2025
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Economyunited states

We Latin Americans Can Stop The Trump Madness: Boycott Gringo Products!

by Mauricio Restrepo Posada and Alidad Vassigh March 4, 2025May 24, 2025
Shakira In Barranquilla! When Colombia's Globetrotting Diva​ Comes Home
Societycolombia

Shakira In Barranquilla! When Colombia’s Globetrotting Diva​ Comes Home

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro February 27, 2025May 24, 2025
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Eyes on the U.S.international aid

USAID Was A Tool Of American Imperialism — Trump Will Find A Way To Replace It

by Reinaldo Spitaletta February 25, 2025May 24, 2025
President Donald J. Trump makes an appearance at Daytona International Speedway before the start of the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, FL.
Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

Viva American Democracy! A Foreign Take On Why The “Trump Interlude” Will Pass

by Gonzalo Mallarino Flórez and Worldcrunch February 21, 2025May 24, 2025
Military Deportation Flights for Illegal Immigrants.
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by William Ospina February 12, 2025May 24, 2025

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