Opinions
By Jennifer Szalai Elon Musk predicts that a million Earthlings will be living on Mars in 20 years — not just for the exciting adventure but as a matter of […]
By Mawuna Remarque Koutonin In the lexicon of human migration there are still hierarchical words, created with the purpose of putting white people above everyone else. One of those remnants […]
By Kevin Koenig Coastal communities in Ecuador are still reeling from a devastating oil spill on March 13, which dumped over 25,000 barrels of crude oil into rivers and protected […]
By Melissa Kirsch If you sit close enough to the front of the theater for “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, you can see Paul Mescal […]
By Andrew Nikiforuk Ray Kurzweil, who is 76, wears the latest in Silicon Valley fashion: a Mickey Mouse watch, colourful suspenders and a righteous belief that humans should be able […]
By Joseph Earp As much as I have the general vibe of a luddite (strange hobbies, socially maladjusted, unfathomable fashion choices, etc) I have to hand it to automation: it’s […]
By Andrea Belén Palma Politics in Ecuador, more than ever, seems to have been hijacked by a generalized feeling of distrust. As we approach the second round of elections, the […]
By James Bosworth In the midst of campaigning for reelection, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa last week offered a shocking policy proposal: He said he will invite foreign troops to the […]
By Christopher Lux According to the World Economic Forum, there will be more plastic than fish in terms of weight in the world’s oceans by 2050. The world is throwing […]
By John Lindsay-Poland When the presidents of the United States and Mexico brought the two countries back from the edge of a trade war on Feb. 3, each made commitments […]
By Anonymous Why hasn´t religion faded away in the face of enormous scientific evidence that its claims are impossible? Every major religion was founded before science was invented. We now […]
By Sofía Jarrín Hidalgo On February 9, Ecuador held presidential elections against the backdrop of a political, economic, security, and social crisis. Ecuadorians will head back to the polls on […]
By Ana Lankes On Sunday Ecuadorians went to the polls for the third time in four years to elect a president and all 151 members of their legislature. Many polls, […]
By Will Freeman For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against […]
By Jeronimo Giorgi We have overcome darker times before”, were the closing words of former Costa Rican president Luis Guillermo Solís on October 4, addressing the decline of the democratic […]
The headline above is borrowed from a notice posted on a bookstore window in San Anselmo, California. More than a few news programs in the media recently sparkled with airbrushed […]
By Paul Theroux “Call this a govment! Why, just look at it and see what it’s like. … They call that govment! A man can’t get his rights in a […]
By Will Freeman Donald Trump wants to roll back China’s growing footprint in Latin America. He isn’t above strong-arm tactics to do it. Just see his latest demand to reassume […]
By Scott Nover The internet feels like it’s falling apart. Not literally. Structurally, it’s sound. There are plenty of fiber optic cables lining ocean floors, cell towers looming above cityscapes, […]
By Keston Perry As yet another United Nations Climate Change Conference fails to produce a strong commitment to urgent climate action, the climate crisis is on course to get much […]





















