The second life of Commander Kapustin: How Ukrainian intelligence deceived Moscow
Kyiv faked the death of a Russian far-right activist fighting in its ranks against the Kremlin in order to expose several enemy agents
Iranian women are also defying the taboo of riding motorcycles (and without a license)
Women in Iran can drive cars, buses, and even pilot commercial airplanes, but they cannot legally operate two-wheeled motor vehicles because the law regulating such licenses only mentions ‘men’
David Bowie, the galactic thinker who encouraged us to break new ground
The British musician touched on fear of technology, the disruption of binarism and constructing and deconstructing our identity
John Berger and the loss of rural culture
It is paradoxical that small farmers consider environmentalists their enemies
From police officer to bloodthirsty kidnapper: Terror in Mexico during the years of ‘The Ear Chopper’
Daniel Arizmendi, who is believed to have kidnapped 200 people, used the modus operandi of cutting off a piece of his victims’ ears, in order to demand ransom from their families. Last week, a judge acquitted Arizmendi in one of the cases against him
Alain Aspect, Nobel laureate in physics: ‘Einstein was so smart that he would have had to recognize quantum entanglement’
The pioneer of quantum computing talks about how Albert Einstein would have reacted to his experiments, the hype around the technology, and the parallels between physics and his new hobby: magic
Being ‘American’
Today, the United States is a fascist country; there’s no other way to describe it. But there are Americans who resist and create havens of beauty and culture
2026: The year democracy is put to the test
The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why
Imelda Castro, the woman who wants to rule the cartel battleground of Sinaloa
Sheinbaum’s emblematic phrase, ‘It’s a time for women,’ is set to be repeated in at least 10 of the 17 Mexican states that will elect new governments in 2027, including the northern state
The new victims of the Republican war on Obamacare: Millions hit by soaring health insurance premiums
The controversial extended ACA subsidies expired on December 31, and across the country people are struggling to decide between paying the new prices or giving up coverage
A country divided on migrant rights: Some US states expand protections while others restrict them
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has split the nation: while California and Illinois are broadening support, Republican-led Texas and Tennessee are introducing more restrictions
Venezuela authorizes the release of another 87 political prisoners
Organizations supporting the inmates have so far reported that 33 people have been freed
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últimas noticias
Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old judge appointed by Bill Clinton, to preside over Maduro’s trial in New York
Venezuela is foreshadowing the new world order that Trump wants to impose
Delcy Rodríguez calls for cooperation with US while Trump demands ‘total access’ in Venezuela
The ‘pure men’ who made Europe tremble
- Gilles Lipovetsky: ‘If you want to live better and fall in love, take Prozac, don’t look to philosophy’
- Alain Aspect, Nobel laureate in physics: ‘Einstein was so smart that he would have had to recognize quantum entanglement’
- Maduro’s downfall puts China’s relationship with Venezuela to the test
- Why oil has been at the center of Venezuela-US conflicts for decades
- The US bombing of Venezuela, in pictures
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