Between the Taliban and a Hard Place: The Struggle of Afghanistan’s Youth
The powerful attraction of Afghanistan youth to the Taliban often has little to do with religious views and everything to do with an empty stomach.
Archives
Walking in the footsteps of Archbishop Romero
David Rodriguez was a catholic priest. In the early eighties he took up arms and led guerrilla fighters during El Salvador’s 12-year civil war. Today he is a member of parliament. This is his story.
Police Brutality in Italy: Remembering Genoa a Decade Later
Ten years ago this past July, protests were organized against the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy.For us in Europe these protests were a chance to affirm that we were not a generation lacking ideals.
Italia: Recordando Genoa Una Decada Despues
“La noche que Italia se deshonrrò ante los ojos del mundo entero, donde los derechos fundamentales del hombre fueron suspendidos.” Así han escrito los jueces italianos en la sentencia del proceso Diaz, uno de los oscuros episodios ocurridos en Génova durante el verano 2001.
Durante el mes de Julio de hace diez años, paralelamente a la cumbre G8 de Génova, fueron organizadas manifestaciones de protesta. Todos en Europa teníamos en los ojos las imágenes del movimiento nacido en Seattle y aquella de Génova nos parecía una cita a la que no se podía faltar, la ocasión para confirmar que no trata de una generación sin ideales.
Earthquakes and the Expansion of Nuclear Power Plants
The recent east coast earthquake and the nuclear “events” that followed should remind us that, despite hopes that Fukushima would spell the end of nuclear power, the so-called “nuclear renaissance” is alive and well.
India’s Uprising Against Corruption
An unprecedented anti-corruption campaign has spread across India as veteran Gandhian activist Anna Hazare sits in a hunger strike in New Delhi. The cause is one that touches everyone: ridding India of corruption for good.