Tag Archives: Government failures
“IN FOUR YEARS 287 WAYUU CHILDREN HAVE DIED OF MALNUTRITION IN LA GUAJIRA”
By Pablo Montoya Paredes, EL ESPECTADOR, July 15, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/colombia/mas-regiones/en-cuatro-anos-han-muerto-287-ninos-wayuus-por-desnutricion-en-la-guajira/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Since the Constitutional …
A RESPONSE THAT WAS HOSTILE, OBSTINATE, AND UNFOCUSED
EL ESPECTADOR, July 7, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/editorial/una-respuesta-hostil-terca-y-desenfocada/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The report by the Inter-American Commission on …
EITHER “NO VIOLENCE” OR CATASTROPHE
By Juan Carlos Flórez, SEMANA, July 3, 2021 https://www.semana.com/opinion/articulo/no-violencia-o-catastrofe/202100/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) “No Violence” is not …
1971 – Fifty years ago, President Nixon declared the War on Drugs that’s still got us counting the bodies.
By Ricardo Silva Romero, EL TIEMPO, June 17, 2021 https://www.eltiempo.com/opinion/columnistas/ricardo-silva-romero/1971-columna-de-ricardo-silva-romero-596856 (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) All wars will …
A PYRRHIC VICTORY
By Leopoldo Villar Borda, EL ESPECTADOR, June 4, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/leopoldo-villar-borda/victoria-pirrica/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) The parliamentary votes …
THEY’RE LEAVING THE SINKING SHIP AND DUQUE DOESN’T GET IT
By Cecilia Orozco Tascón, EL ESPECTADOR, May 25, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/cecilia-orozco-tascon/saltan-del-barco-que-se-hunde-y-duque-no-se-entera-column/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) In spite of …
COLOMBIA IN FLAMES: THE END OF NEOLIBERALISM IS GOING TO BE VIOLENT
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos, ESPEJOS EXTRAÑOS, May 8, 2021 https://blogs.publico.es/espejos-extranos/2021/05/08/colombia-en-llamas-el-fin-del-neoliberalismo-sera-violento/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Colombia is …
A VACUUM IN DEMOCRACY LEADS TO A VACUUM IN GOVERNANCE
By Clara López Obregón, EL ESPECTADOR, April 25, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/el-vacio-de-democracia-crea-un-vacio-de-estado/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Since the signing …
“THE GOVERNMENT ISN’T INTERESTED IN WHAT’S GOING ON IN ARGELIA”
By Pablo Montoya, EL ESPECTADOR, April 26, 2021 https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/al-gobierno-no-le-interesa-lo-que-pasa-en-argelia/ (Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) During the April 18 …
OUR LIVES, AT RISK
Editorial, EL TIEMPO, April 8, 2021 https://www.eltiempo.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-sobre-la-destruccion-de-la-amazonia-579654 (Translated by Eunice Gibson CSN Volunteer Translator) There are some matters that can’t …