Americas

"Simón Bolívar's popularity in South America is enormous," wrote Erik Hesselberg (1914-72) in his book Kon-tiki and I (1949). "So many things carry his name, including the hotel where I stayed . It was a very large hotel that covered one…
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Let's skip one of the most dangerous cities of Venezuela and let's focus on the "touristic" side of the country if there's any left. Let's look at why Venezuela is such a cheap holiday destination for tourists. The short answer:…
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Coal was a dominant topic in the presidential race of 2016. Hillary Clinton vowed to go further down the road laid out by Obama, famously dubbed the "War on Coal" by Republicans (which isn't accurate, but more on that later). This meant…
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Donald Trump is many things. He is, of course, the President of the United States. He is the mastermind behind "The Apprentice." But above all else, he's a child. From Twitter tantrums to name-calling, Trump is easily the most childish…
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There are 195 countries in this world, and most of them are unique in several ways. They possess their own history, culture, and citizens that separate them from the rest of the world in one way or another. An important factor as to how and…
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The Local Committees for Production and Supply (CLAP in Spanish) are groups of people that, promoted by the government of Venezuela, get together and deliver boxes of food to citizens. According to the government, they are a way of fighting…
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Smart guns are largely popular in European countries and have been considered a different way of approaching guns and gun control. Like James Bond or Judge Dredd, smart guns use biometrics scanners and sensors that recognize their owner,…
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As the internet and smart technologies have gone from military issues to penetrating all daily affairs, the World has changed a lot. Even the labor sector has experienced amazing transformations as new platforms have influenced work…
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We have all read about Harvey Weinstein's not so secret preferences of forcing himself on women. We have also read a couple of #MeToo tweets about sexual harassment, and even though this campaign started as a consequence of the Weinstein's…
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Rising political tensions, a strengthening right-wing, and Donald Trump. Racism is as big of a topic as it's always been. What we often like to ignore though is that racism never decreased nor that it's at its peak now. Previous US…
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