The Colombian man was located in Brazil, and has spoken by phone to his 95-year-old mother, but still not seen her.
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Underage or not, guerillas who continue taking up arms against the state are ‘war machines,’ the Colombian defense minister recently stated. But what if they were forcibly recruited?
Thieves in Bogotá have been displaying impressive gymnastic prowess by forming human ladders to break into homes. Security footage from one incident shows a seamless, efficient thieving chain as a television is passed out the window to an accomplice below. This circus-style robbery took place in the district of Usaquén. The understandably stunned homeowner, Daniela […]
While the pandemic has restricted people’s movement, climate change will increasingly do the opposite as populations move from the worst to less affected zones.
In many ways we’ve moved beyond outdated parenting models of the past. But the modern parent too often produces ‘little tyrants’ who wind up as dysfunctional adults.
Even with his blood pouring out, Jorge Eduardo Yaso exhibited serious sang-froid. The Colombian policeman had intervened to break up a brawl earlier this month in San Cristóbal, just south of Bogotá, when his lower right arm and his right hand was severed with a machete. In spite of the “stress’ of the situation, Yaso […]
Once part of the cocaine kingpin’s private zoo, the animals are now an invasive species impacting the local environment. But few in Colombia have the heart to kill them off.
History, as it takes place on the local level, is more than just a precious heritage. It also reflects the multiple visions that our societies need to remain healthy and vibrant.
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Let’s Make 2021 The Year Of Social Justice
This new year may be one of greater justice and better social conditions, but only if people fight for them.
There are more and more elected leaders these days willing to ride roughshod over the rules of democracy. But that hardly means the system’s doomed.
Bill Gates is among those predicting that the shift toward remote work will last beyond the COVID-19 crisis. But what if, to compensate, people start making more of an effort to mix and mingle?
Like former presidents Álvaro Uribe and Evo Morales in South America, Donald Trump may keep infecting public life, even after he exits the White House.
The coronavirus crisis has been stressful and tedious. But it’s also a reminder that we can’t have everything we want, when we want it. And that, in many ways, is a good thing.
Rural communities that have lost leaders to targeted killings have taken to protecting themselves, and without the use of firearms.
Even in its more profitable heyday, the ad-driven media model had its fundamental flaws.
The pandemic has delivered yet another blow to the increasingly irrelevant, UN-led multilateral system that was created after World War II.
The leftist strongman’s latest prison releases of political opponents has nothing to do with being magnanimous.
The ‘feminist free marketeer’ is an oxymoron, when the free market is a bastion of the socioeconomic inequalities feminism opposes.
The powers that be responded to the pandemic with an array of life-altering directives that, to an astonishing degree, people quietly accept. So what happens next?
Contagion fears and extreme attachment to the internet are reinforcing that most traditional of moral injunctions
The Amazon jungle provides benefits that extend well beyond the river basin itself. It stands to reason, therefore, that countries like Colombia be paid to protect it.
Latin America can do a lot more to right history’s wrongs than topple the bronze effigies of its conquest-era villains.
The long lockdown period has only added to the frustrations people feel about their country’s unresolved class disparities, crass politics and history of violence.
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Colombia, No Country For Old Folks
What if, instead of pretending to care about the welfare of the elderly, we just wrote them off completely? A dose of satire about public attitudes toward seniors in the era of COVID-19.
Latin American media have joined the chorus that has condemned institutional racism in the United States, but rarely denounce discrimination and violence targeting non-white groups in their own countries.
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An Ode To Drinking In The Pandemic
Alcohol can be problematic. But it’s also a simple source of pleasure, and in moderation, may be just what the doctor ordered — until a vaccine is available instead.
The pandemic, and especially the fears whipped up by states and the media, may be pushing society toward greater submission to the world’s powers.
Colombia is a prime example of how overspending and indebtedness leave little room for error, and why it’s important to take a new approach moving forward.
Nature has its ways, and in the end, the pandemic will pass. But will humankind be able to return the favor and save that planet that still nurtures us?
The COVID-19 outbreak is a scourge like no other, but not because of the dangers that this particular pathogen presents.
The Brazilian president may be risking his political future by taking the viral pandemic lightly.
With its oil-dependent economy and mostly privatized healthcare system, Colombia is particularly ill prepared for the pandemic.
In 2020, the world faces a pandemic without recognizable leadership from a state or multilateral bodies. Even diehard critics of U.S. interventionism may be missing the superpower of the old days.
There’s risk of a veritable ‘coffeecide,’ as farmers are forgoing tradition and trying to cash in on the craze for Haas avocados.
Welcome to Thursday, where Tanzania tries to understand if its president died of COVID, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charges and we discover what life on Mars *sounds* like. We also tune in to Le Monde to see how the invitation-only audio-chat app Clubhouse is seen as trouble by Arab regimes. • Death […]
Troubled as Venezuela may be, it is a major, and needy, market right next door to Colombia. Double standards should not apply, especially when there are national interests at stake.
How have U.S. governments treated their deferential Latin American allies and admiring societies in the past century? A hard look from Bogota.
Contagious diseases through history have inspired authors, describing the horror, but also instances of nobility born of courage and compassion.
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The Marketing Power Of Stereotypes
Italians are hot-headed. Brits can’t cook … Sure they’re offensive. But as marketing experts are aware, stereotypes can also help forge a group’s shared identity.
It may seem like a pipe dream. And it would certainly cost a lot, especially in a large capital city like Bogotá. But providing fare-free public transport could also be transformative.