This article was prompted by a personal experience during my trip to Rio de Janeiro in early May. When a series of vendors on the beach asked me to help their families living in the favelas by buying their products, … Continue reading
Category: The Americas
Venezuela’s Twin Earthquakes: A Nation Searching for the Dead and a Democratic Future
On June 24, 2026, two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela, ravaging the country’s capital and northern region of La Guaira. The disaster left approximately 3,500 dead, over 16,000 injured, and 18,000 homeless. The twin quakes measured magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, … Continue reading
La montée du séparatisme en Alberta: un nouveau défi pour le Canada
Un récent sondage indique que plus de 30% des habitants de l’Alberta supportent à présent le mouvement séparatiste de la province. Alors que l’enjeu nationaliste a été un sujet récurrent dans la politique québécoise dans les dernières décennies, l’idée d’une … Continue reading
The Renewed International Space Race: One Giant Leap for Whom?
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty declared space as a “province of all mankind”. Fifty-nine years later, the head of NASA nominated by Donald Trump, Jared Isaacman, is promising that the United States will beat China to the moon before the … Continue reading
A Tainted Future? EVs as a Blood-Stained Solution to Climate Change
EVs, or electric vehicles, are hailed as the solution to climate change, promising a greener future. However, the production of EVs still has not taken off in Canada, as the Ontario-US Rust Belt, known for its integrated automobile supply chain, … Continue reading
Bill C-12 is now law. What does this mean for new immigrants to Canada?
On March 26, 2026, Canada’s new Bill C-12 became law, reported with the message, “The Government of Canada is firmly committed to doing whatever it takes to keep our border secure.” Presented last June, it has been … Continue reading
Milei’s Glacier Law Reform: Melting Morals or Unfreezing Investment?
As eager young hikers travel to the end of the world in Patagonia to hike some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and glaciers, they may wonder at the words spray-painted on rocks bordering the trails: La ley de glaciares … Continue reading
Bus Rapid Transit: How One City’s Innovation Sparked Sustainable Transportation Across the Globe
In 2023, the Brazilian city of Curitiba was named the “Smart City of the Year” at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona; however, it did not always have such a strong reputation. From 1940 to 1960, … Continue reading
L’effet Epstein: passivité et saturation informationnelle
Trafic d’enfants, viols à grande échelle, pédophilie, fraude et implication dans des scandales d’ampleur internationale : les crimes associés à cette affaire couvrent presque tout le spectre de l’horreur humaine. Des actes si extrêmes qu’ils semblent relever de la fiction… … Continue reading
Space Oddity: From Budget Cuts to the Moon
In April 2026, NASA’s Artemis II mission carried astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years. But the mission almost didn’t happen. What does this story say about the state of America and its politics?
On … Continue reading