This week, on March 31, we celebrated the day of Cesar Chavez. This holiday—celebrated throughout California, Colorado, and Texas on his birthday—, serves to remember the contribution of Chavez’s activism for the right of farmworkers in the U.S. In this Hispanic…
Since the end of January, a network of journalists, organizations and media have been allied to verify information about the new coronavirus. In the past two months they have found at least 1,500 fake news and falsehoods in 60 countries…
Desde finales de enero, una red de periodistas, organizaciones y medios de comunicación se aliaron para verificar la información sobre el coronavirus. En los últimos dos meses han encontrado al menos 1500 informaciones falsas en 60 países y 15 idiomas,…
El 19 de marzo, el Diálogo Interamericano organizó una conferencia telefónica para discutir el estado de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) entrando en la pandemia de COVID-19 y la consiguiente crisis económica. Alicia Bárcena, secretaria ejecutiva de la Comisión…
On March 19, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a conference call to discuss the state of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) entering the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
Irene Bosch, a Venezuelan biologist in Boston, Massachusetts, along with her team developed rapid tests to detect the coronavirus. Like pregnancy tests, in just minutes this one can determine whether a person is positive or not for the virus. It…
Irene Bosch, una bióloga venezolana en Boston, Massachusetts, desarrolló junto con su equipo unas pruebas rápidas para detectar el coronavirus. Tal como las pruebas de embarazo, en apenas minutos el test puede determinar si una persona es positiva o no…
José Andrés is an internationally-renowned chef and humanitarian, owner of the ThinkFoodGroup, and founder of the non-profit World Central Kitchen. Throughout his career, he has been driven by his passion for food and desire to share it with others. Those…
José Andrés es un chef y humanitario de renombre internacional, fundador de ThinkFoodGroup y de la organización sin fines de lucro World Central Kitchen. A lo largo de su carrera ha demostrado su pasión por la comida y su deseo…
Aside from washing with soap and water, hand sanitizer gel has become an item in demand (for those who may have access to it) since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Water-alcohol gel: “waterless hand hygiene”. The spread of the…