Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, called a meeting of presidents of South American countries to promote a regional integration process. The heads of state of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela attended the …
The title of today’s letter can refer to many countries where the vested interests of politicians take precedence over decisions favorable to their constituents. I am going to talk about the crisis in the United States over the debt ceiling and the country’s ability to …
Image: Valery Sidelnykov on Shutterstock Juan Villoro Humanity is getting dumber and dumber, as evidenced by the international success of the Kardashians and the Mexican success of Acapulco Shore. Photo: Ali Pazani on Pexels This is not speculation but scientific fact. According to the “Flynn effect”, used to measure the collective level of intelligence, the …
Image: on Twitter/@RobinBrooksIIF Not everywhere; countries like Argentina still have three-digit inflation. Also interesting: Image: The Economist, shared on Whatsapp. Hence, the revaluation of their currencies vs. the US Dollar. Another interesting graph: Image: on Twitter/@pkedrosky. The perception is that AI is a force that will change the world. It will undoubtedly alter labor markets, …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce When Mexico signed the CUSMA/USMCA/T-MEC, it agreed to combat forced labor within its territory and refused to import goods made with forced or child labor. Article 23.1 of the Agreement reflects the affirmation of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to eliminate “all …
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful country in the middle of two oceans where nature was gorgeous and generous; its people were diverse in appearance, culture, and dialects; they built pyramids, calculated calendars, worshiped, and registered the movement of celestial bodies. Millennia later, …
Antonio Navalón At three different times and in three other places on the planet in the past week, they highlighted the meaning of this strange situation that demonstrated how worn out the fundamental democratic principles and the harassment many countries suffer in their consolidation as …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The political success of the populist is achieved when he identifies the common enemy that incites his followers to feverish and fanatical paroxysm. These objects of hatred are diverse and even some unexpected: corrupt politicians, judges, bourgeois, Jews, Muslims, foreigners, imperialists, journalists, …
Antonio Navalón It seems that if there were any possibility that the 4T and President López Obrador’s message would fail in an electoral confrontation, it would only be due to evil arts or a conspiracy of planned events against him. Should this happen – even …