Autor: pacifista

  • “10 Frames Unseen”: documentar la discapacitat a Cisjordània a través del retrat

    “10 Frames Unseen”: documentar la discapacitat a Cisjordània a través del retrat

    Deu retrats i deu testimonis expliquen què passa quan una incursió militar no s’acaba amb el titular, sinó amb una lesió permanent. La violència no s’acaba quan marxen els soldats. Tampoc quan els mitjans deixen de cobrir els fets. A Cisjordània, moltes de les ferides provocades per incursions militars i atacs de colons es transformen…

  • When love breaks into the spectacle

    On the most heavily guarded stage of U.S. symbolic power, a legitimate voice turned entertainment into a political act and confronted hatred with collective dignity. It was not just the Super Bowl. That ultimate altar of spectacle—designed to say nothing while showing everything—slipped out of alignment for a moment. And into that crack entered a…

  • Bangladesh Goes to the Polls on 12 February, Ousted Hasina’s Awami League Absent 

    Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of over 170 million people, goes for a general election on 12 February 2026 to elect its 13th Jatiya Sansad in Dhaka. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission, 12,77,11,895 electorates are altogether eligible to vote, of whom over 4.5 million are newly registered young voters (after attaining 18 years). The voting…

  • Humanity at the Crossroads: Power, Technology, and the Silent Surrender of Critical Thought

    The rapid rise of artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital technologies has been celebrated as the dawn of a new era of human progress. From automated industries to smart governance, from predictive algorithms to global digital connectivity, technology promises efficiency, convenience, and unprecedented growth. Yet beneath this shining surface lies a troubling paradox: while machines grow…

  • The $18 Billion Handshake: US and Bangladesh Seal Landmark Reciprocal Trade Deal

    by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) In a move set to redraw the economic map of South Asia, the United States and Bangladesh have signed a comprehensive Reciprocal Trade Agreement, signaling a ‘new era’ of bilateral cooperation that moves beyond traditional aid and toward a robust commercial partnership. The agreement, signed on Monday in Washington,…

  • The US Weaponized Russophobic Paranoia & Energy Geopolitics To Capture Control Of Europe

    It’s unimaginable that the US would allow any competitor to reduce its enormous new market share in the European energy industry, which it plans to further expand to make Europe even more dependent on it, and that the US wouldn’t weaponize this if Europe ever defies it on anything of significance. The US’ dispute with…

  • Sean Conner: “Venezuela represents a change in the tactics of war with immeasurable consequences”

    Sean Conner: “Venezuela represents a change in the tactics of war with immeasurable consequences”

    The attack on Venezuela by the United States and a series of threats, the application of sanctions and punishments, through blockades or the raising of tariffs, against Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Canada, Greenland, among others, represent a clear threat to International Law, returning to the law of the strongest.</ By Pablo Ruiz* On the other…

  • Hanging them all: Israel moves toward the death penalty

    What is happening in Israeli prisons can no longer be read as a series of isolated abuses or as circumstantial deviations inherent to a prolonged conflict. The accumulated reports of Palestinian, Israeli, and United Nations organizations describe a coherent, progressive, and deliberate architecture of dehumanization, which today allows one to speak with solid grounds of…

  • The NFL Gives Meaning to Its Games

    Bad Bunny has dominated headlines following his halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl. Credit where it is due: he delivered what many expected—an unapologetic expression of cultural diversity, historical memory, and solidarity with Latino communities and other marginalized and discriminated voices. What is discussed far less is a deeper and more consequential question: why did the…

  • Bad Bunny, Good Neighbor 

    For thirteen minutes on the most-watched stage in American culture, Bad Bunny made the United States feel expansive, uncontained, Caribbean rhythm–centered, and alive with a sense of belonging that crossed borders without asking permission. As a Venezuelan-American, I felt chills from the very first second to the last. I was a child again, asleep across…