An ethical vote
The paradox about the plebiscite is that the decision over our war, which has been essentially rural, will probably depend on the urban vote, which is the majority.
Read MoreThe economic benefits of the FARC
August 24th, 2016 will forever remain in our generation’s mind. The emotion was widespread, whether it was of joy and delight or of profound outrage. But no one will ever be the same after that announcement.
Read MoreThe book of peace
It is not the most brief volume.
Read MoreUrgent discussions
When will we stop talking about the daily news and turn to the urgent discussion?
Read MoreThe citizens of the street
People living in the streets are citizens with full rights and are our neighbors in the city.
Read MoreWar machos: sexual violence in Peru during the armed conflict
The reality of sexual violence in Peru during the armed conflict shows in a raw and terrifying way how war demanded combatants to become machos, men capable of raping women without remorse, guilt, or ethical impediments.
Read MoreWhat if we turn cities into centers to mitigate climate change?
Faced with the challenge of urbanization, the United Nations has convened Habitat III, where political leaders will meet in October in Ecuador to negotiate and promote commitments under the so-called New Urban Agenda.
Read MoreUnreformable Criminals or Teens in Complex Realities?
A simplistic interpretation of this violence does not only generate an overload of cases on the systems of criminal responsibility for youth, but also does not improve safety nor deal with the real causes of the problem.
Read MorePeace and political eligibility
Expresident Uribe has raised two essential objections to the peace agreements: that those who commited atrocious crimes do not go to jails and that they can be elected to public office.
Read MoreClear calculations (or unclear benefits)
A month ago, CM& said that out of 800 Colombians who appeared in the
leaked Panama Papers, three confessed to the DIAN that they were saving money
in Panamanian businesses that did not pay taxes.
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Petro’s Constituent Assembly
Gustavo Petro is right to denounce the Inspector General´s Office and the government´s illegal decisions that ended his mandate as mayor before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. However, he is making a mistake in knocking over the board game, so to speak, he unfairly lost and joining the call for a constituent assembly.
Read MoreLegal Chauvinism
None of the arguments made by the government or its lawyers explaining why they will not comply with the precautionary measures of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (ICHR) in Petro´s case are convincing.
Read MoreWhy Santos should Comply with the Precautionary Measures
There are strong legal reasons why Santos should have complied with the ICHR´s precationary measures in Bogota Mayor Petro´s case.
Read MoreThe Culture of Compliments and Street Harassment
Giving compliments on the street is not flattering, it is sexual harassment of women on the street.
Read MoreFrom the Ethical to the Ethnic
How did the political class take over the seats reserved for Afro-Colombians in Congress?
Read MoreDemocracy without a People
Abraham Lincoln, in his famous Gettysburg speech, characterized democracy as the government of the people, by the people, and for the people.
Read MoreWhat is Missing from the Separate Spaces for Women
Parting from the assumption that the separate spaces for women on the Transmilenio public transportation system is just a temporary measure that is attempting to mitigate a particular problem, we cannot ask to much of it.
Read MoreWho Decides When it Comes to Mining?
Contrary to what the Minister of Mining and the newspaper El Tiempo said, referring to the recent decision of the Constitutional Court, citizens can organize consultations to oppose the effects of mining in their territories,
Read MoreBlank Votes: Who Wins?
The blank vote appears to be a strike against political clientelism. But in reality, at least in the congressional elections this Sunday, it is strike against the public itself, since it favors the clientelist machinery.
Read MoreThe Bullying Continues
Based on all the criticism the Inspector General´s Office received (including from those who did not support Petro), some of us thought, mistakenly, that the Inspector General would calm down.
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