Category Archives: current issues
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A crossroads: what’s going on and where do we go from here?
6June 27, 2020 by Cláudia
It’s been approximately six months since the covid-19 pandemic changed everything. I haven’t been able to write about these changes …
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Is this a turning point in the #Blacklivesmatter movement?
9June 3, 2020 by Cláudia
The video of the brutal murder of George Floyd seems to have ignited an unprecedented general outrage, not only in …
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I’m Not OK and Neither is America — by The Narr.O.W. Podcast
Leave a commentMay 29, 2020 by Cláudia
The brutal murder of George Floyd touched me more deeply than any news lately. Even though we know that police …
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Coronavirus lockdown was never the right time for self-improvement
Leave a commentMay 16, 2020 by Cláudia
When the pandemic was mostly an abstract idea, or a transitory phase, having to spend 2 weeks inside seemed, at …
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Livestock production and the spread of diseases – how agribusiness is made for disaster
Leave a commentApril 20, 2020 by Cláudia
Based on intensive monocultures and an international trade market, the current configuration of the food sector is highly susceptible to …
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What the Coronavirus pandemic revealed about our ability to deal with crises (slight optimism)
Leave a commentMarch 26, 2020 by Cláudia
History shows us that Humankind has the uncanny ability to be resilient in times of unprecedented crisis – epidemics, wars, …
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Jair Bolsonaro isn’t the new Trump – it’s much worse. 2018 Brazilian elections and the normalization of violence.
3October 28, 2018 by Cláudia
Two years after Trump’s presidential victory, the political situation in Brazil cannot help but leave a feeling of deja-vu. Lunatic …
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Retaliation and Injustice – The Burkini Ban
4September 20, 2016 by Cláudia
Under the pretext of “disrupting the public order” and insinuating that the usage of burkinis may be linked to terrorism, …
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Pray for Paris not for Lebanon
2March 18, 2016 by Cláudia
We can hardly say terrorism has been going unnoticed by the media lately, but it seems like some attacks may …
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Terrorism – Fight Fire With Water.
9December 5, 2015 by Cláudia
Do you remember when you were at school and some kid scribbled your paper to annoy you and then you …
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