Coronavirus: Another apocalypse? History returns; ways of life disappear
DRAFT/BORRADOR (Excerpts tp be added) John Gray, Professor Emeritus of European Thought at the London School of Economics, draws our attention to some of the..
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The Guardian on the reality of Covid-19: Beyond blind optimism
Reprinted, with permission, from The Trenchant Observer, May 22, 2020. What if we don't come up with an effective vaccine for the new coronavirus? How..
Read MoreSergio Ramírez, “Nicaragua is a bomb of contagion.” (from El País)
ESPAÑOL Sergio Ramírez, "Nicaragua es una bomba de contagio." Sergio Ramírez jugó un papel clave en el proceso por el cual el Frente Sandinista de..
Read MoreThe perspective of history: How pandemics end
Gina Kolata, "How Pandemics End; An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who..
Read MoreOver 70 years old: “But I see that you look at me as if I wasn’t there.” (from El País)
ESPAÑOL "Más de 70 años: Pero veo que me miráis como si no estuviera.'” De repente te das cuenta de que te has convertido en..
Read MoreBoris Johnson’s speech to the United Kingdom on May 10, 2020
Perhaps the most telling detail in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's televised speech to the nation Sunday evening was that he had combed his hair, which..
Read MoreBreakdown or Breakthrough: Changing the Covid Crisis to Opportunity
Breakdown or Breakthrough: Changing the Covid Crisis to Opportunity by Lois Farfel Stark* (*Author: The Telling Image: Shapes of Changing Times; TEDx, Shape : Hiding..
Read MoreLa pandemia en Latinoamérica / The pandemic in Latin America
ESPAÑOL El periódico El País de España, leido por muchos en toda Lationamérica, acaba de publicar una serie de artículos sobre el impacto de la..
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