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Global Vaccine Equity: Power Imbalances Unmasked
All these debates have one common thread: how do we balance self-interest and collective good? How we choose to address these global disparities to vaccine access is a reflection of who we are as a nation.
Closing the Door on Neoliberalism: Andres Arauz Wins Ecuador’s Preliminary Elections.
On February 7, Ecuadorians Andres Arauz won the preliminary round of the country’s general elections. Along with Guillermo Lasso, he proceeds to the April 11 run-offs to determine who will succeed current President Lenin Moreno.
On Historical Memory in Colombia: A Conversation with Martin Nova
In any case, I don’t see myself as a collector of interviews—what I really want to do is to tell stories. And so what I found is that the tool of the interview is very useful. When you begin a real dialogue with someone, you find that everyone has something to tell, a story to share, but we need to listen.
The Changing Face of Poverty in South America
While this is more true of some countries than others, and despite all of the challenges outlined above, the fact remains that South America as a whole has made enormous strides over the past twenty years in not only reducing poverty but, more importantly, changing the very nature of poverty.
Down with the King: Calls for Democratic Reform in Thailand
“Looking at the Twitter hashtags, it’s clear that more people than ever are questioning the institution of the monarchy and its role in the polity,” said Haberkorn. “And that hasn’t happened [before]. That’s a new phenomenon.”
Searching for Truth in Crisis: A Conversation with Vice’s Isobel Yeung
“I think there will always be a need for finding out the truth, and now more so than ever.”
Vaccine Nationalism: For the Few, Not the Many
Leaders of rich and powerful nations may find a country-first perspective viscerally appealing, but it remains to be seen whether the benefits of isolationism during a pandemic will outweigh its latent disadvantages.
Not Your Father’s Colonies: The Changing Face of Modern Colonialism
Colonialism’s still here, but it’s not what it used to be—and the countries keeping us focused on the old definition, and old issues, are the same ones whose actions we should really be keeping a careful eye on today.