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Manual for firing columnists
Fortunately, Héctor Abad (a recognized newspaper columnist) magnified the affair Claudia López vs. El Tiempo into the real dilemma. That is to say, to choose between a newspaper’s right to fire a columnist and the columnist’s freedom of expression
Read MoreJournalism and politics
Claudia Lopez’ firing from El Tiempo has triggered an interesting debate over the relationship between columnists, newspapers, and readers.
Read MoreLatin American identity
Latin America will only be worldwide recognized insofar it is faithful to its mestizo and mulatto identities
Read MoreTax loopholes: Only for the rich?
The “Agro Ingreso Seguro” subsidies scandal is fully justified. However, this incident should remind us of another recurrent episode: excesive tax privileges granted by the government.
Read MoreSectarian patriotism
Winning a Nobel Prize is comparable to winning a world championship. This is the reason why when somebody receives the prize, his fellow citizens celebrate the event as a national victory.
Read More“Uribe is a clear demonstration of Turbay’s survival”
Mauricio García Villegas and Javier Eduardo Revelo, researchers of Dejusticia, documented the impacts of Uribe’s first re-election in Colombia’s democracy.
Read MoreA Court without autonomy?
Whoever says the referendum case has been resolved by the Constitutional Court does not know how this Court operates.
Read MoreStudy indicates Government influences eight State institutions.
“Mayorities without democracy”, a research done by the Center for the Studies of Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia), demonstrates how power has concentrated in the last eight years of Uribe’s two presidential term.
Read MoreLet “Mariamulata” alone
Cartagena makes news again. This time it’s not the trivial beauty pageant that draws our attention but, instead, Judith Pinedo’s (Mariamulata) administration in the City Hall.
Read MoreThe impotence of words
In society and people’s life there’s unfortunate moments in which differences and conflicts are resolved through aggression. Hence, usually the strongest or the one with more power wins.
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