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El boom de los podcasts: un fenómeno peligroso

El número de personas que recurren a los podcasts para informarse cada vez crece más, lo que conlleva sus riesgos.

How Endorsing the Culture of the Aggressor Nation Normalizes Aggression

Culture is an important aspect in most, if not all, people’s lives. We live in a globalized world where the exchange of cultural experiences is simply unavoidable. Customs, traditions, and so on are necessary for every nation.

The Glorification of Dirty Money

The narcos are a unique death carrier; while the state and the guerrillas were enveloped by a primarily political war, the narcos exploited such instability for personal gain. Colombia was in its most vulnerable state, and people like Pablo Escobar and the Ochoa family used it as a money making opportunity.

Your Boycotts Won’t Stop Unfair Labour

You have power as a consumer, but only when you use all your resources. It’s important to think about who feels better from your personal boycott: the child you aim to help, or yourself?

Waiting for The Wind of Change: Democracy in the Digital Age 

If you belong to Generation Z or a younger demographic, chances are you have been profoundly impacted by the forces of globalization and digitalization. This means your life has likely been characterized by mobility, multiculturalism, and you have gained a broadened perspective about the world.

The Decline in Global Democratic Values

The last decade of global politics has enabled a rise of ideological extremism. The rejection of democratic election results poses a growing threat to the core of liberal democracies. At the center of the vote is its universality and the ideal of free and fair elections, both of which these countries have complied to with a credible standard.

Take up The White Man’s Burden: “The blessings of civilization and progress to barbaric non-Western, non-Christian, non-white people”

What is the white man's burden nowadays? What is the mission of the white, Christian, Western man in a world made up of an infinite tapestry of cultures, traditions, religions, languages and beliefs? Why the white man is always right, and the rest is wrong? Why do democracies always have to be right even if they are not? 

El presente es un regalo, el lunes no tiene por qué ser gris

Se empieza a trabajar a los 20 años y uno se suele retirar a los 67: nos pasamos la mayoría de nuestra vida trabajando.

Should We Really Be Switching to Digital School Libraries?

In conclusion, both digital and physical libraries are valuable. I definitely welcome the use and promotion of online collections of books and have often relied on them for both personal and professional reading.

The Super Bowl 2024: Football or Taylor Swift?

Until now, the Super Bowl was never really on my watchlist, but, being a Swiftie (a Fan of the singer Taylor Swift who is dating NFL player Travis Kelce), of course, I had to turn on my TV this Sunday.

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