the-long-venezuelan-night

Photo: Unsplash+ in collaboration with Getty ImagesRicardo Pascoe PierceWith the telephone call between President Lula and President Biden a few hours after the closing of the polls in the Venezuelan presidential election, it seemed that sanity might prevail in...

desiring-the-eternal-power

Image: Cooperr007 on iStockRicardo Pascoe PierceThe search for “eternity” has been a fundamental human aspiration deeply rooted in our history and culture. As Jorge Luis Borges once expressed, “Eternity frightens me”, a sentiment that resonates with many. Yet, all...

the-assault-on-the-national-palace

Photo: on TwitterRicardo Pascoe Pierce"The parliamentary republic, in its struggle against the oppositions, was forced to strengthen, along with repressive measures, the means and centralization of government power. All revolutions perfected this machine instead of destroying it". Marx, Karl....

conservative-nationalism

Image: Anthony Krikoryan on ShutterstockRicardo Pascoe PierceConservative nationalism is a worldwide trend today, although it is difficult to discern in all its intricacies. The conjunction of apparently alien forces has a strange common ideological component: it includes conservative nationalists...

defenseless-states

Image: ALXR on ShutterstockAntonio NavalónAssuming that in the afterlife, there was freedom of expression and that the spirits could manifest themselves, Fidel Castro must surely be, on the one hand, enjoying himself but also suffering. The events in Ecuador...

on-the-eve-of-2024

Image: smshoot on iStockWars, polarization, and uncertainty reign in the immediate future.None of the forecasts at the beginning of the year* alerted us to the outcomes we experienced. The widely anticipated recession didn't happen; the U.S. economy is growing...