Posts Tagged ‘Donald Trump’
How the U.S.’s Narrative Hurts Immigrants
This anti-immigrant narrative fits into the same broader framework of racism and discrimination that U.S. governments have used throughout history to promote fascist policies against other groups, particularly African Americans and Native Americans.
Read MoreWhy the U.S.’s boat strikes are illegal and should concern us all
These extrajudicial executions are unilateral actions that threaten the sovereignty of Latin American and Caribbean countries, but even more seriously, they violate the right to life of people.
Read MoreNew world order: a great opportunity for the South
While this storm for control of the old order continues to intensify in the North, the Global South has a historic opportunity to redefine its role in the global economy with its natural and human wealth.
Read MoreThe State of Disunion
Last Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address. Instead of uniting the nation, as it is expected in these occasions, his words deepened division.
Read MoreLas heridas de la mente
La mentira siempre ha estado presente en las relaciones sociales y ha sido parte fundamental del ejercicio del poder, sea este político, religioso, económico u otro. Necesitamos un manual de defensa intelectual; un manual para aliviar el desatino y la sinrazón que vemos en las redes sociales, en las elecciones y en los debates públicos.
Read MoreScorpions in a bottle
President Trump threatened the North Korean president this week with a “fire and fury” attack that, he said, “the world has never seen before.” It is incredible that the stability of the planet is in the hands of such characters. How is it possible that despite so many advances that humanity has had our institutions are in the hands of clumsy and volatile characters?
Read MoreTrump and the future of human rights
Donald Trump’s presidency creates serious risks and challenges for human rights globally, but this victory could have an unexpected positive effect: to push the human rights movement to carry out transformations in its architecture and changes in its strategy that were imperative even before Trump, and that are now urgent.
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