Yes, in the Donald Trump administration’s speech immigrants suddenly became essential, something unimaginable until the beginning of the pandemic. The work they do in the United States, the work they have done for years –many without a legal status– takes…
Sí, en el discurso del gobierno de Donald Trump los inmigrantes se volvieron, de repente, esenciales, algo inimaginable hasta el comienzo de la pandemia. El trabajo que hacen en Estados Unidos, el que han hecho durante años –muchos sin que…
Forced confinement has suddenly altered the course of daily life. For those who suffer from male violence and child abuse and happen to live with their abuser without escape, the consequences of this disruption can increase the danger to their…
El confinamiento forzado ha alterado de golpe el transcurso de cotidianidad. Para quienes sufren violencia machista y violencia intrafamiliar y viven con su agresor sin escapatoria, las consecuencias de esta alteración puede aumentar el peligro para su seguridad y ser…
The coronavirus pandemic and confinement are exposing inequalities and threatening to make them worse: this is happening in Latin America, the region with the largest gap between rich and poor in the world according to the UN, but also in…
La pandemia del coronavirus y el confinamiento desnudan las desigualdades y amenazan con empeorarlas: en Latinoamérica, la región con la brecha entre ricos y pobres más grande del mundo según la ONU, pero también en países industrializados como Estados Unidos…
There are many for whom confinement is a punishment. There are others, also many, for whom not leaving home is a luxury they cannot afford. There are so many who do not even have homes to stay in. They are…
Hay muchos para quienes el confinamiento es un castigo. Hay otros, también muchos, para quienes no salir de casa es un lujo que no pueden permitirse. Hay tantos que no tienen siquiera casas en las que quedarse. Llegan a ser…
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…