Archive for 'February,2012'
USA Rejects the Decriminalization of Drugs
Janet Napolitango rejected the proposal from the President of Guatemala, Otto Pérez, to decriminalize drugs during a visit to Central America and Mexico. Napolitano said in a press conference together with the President of Guatemala that the USA [...]
Santiago to Toronto
by Carmen “What are you reading?” I had just thrown my backpack down on the empty seat between us. One week ago I had said goodbye to the tiny Chilean town where I’d lived and [...]
Blocks of Couverture
by Suvi Mahonen Mid-morning sun angles in through the office window, casting a warm line across the surface of Dr Barker’s desk. It catches the back of his head and shoulders, making the tips of his [...]
Opposition Candidate in Mexico is leading in current poling with 48%
MEXICO DF (Reuters) – The opposition presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto, of the PRI, is polling at 48% of those who said they are likely to vote in the election in July. This opinion poll result was [...]
Colombian President Santos and the Decriminalization of Drugs
Colombia President Juan Manual Santos proposes to “decriminalize drugs, yes if the world agrees.” This is not the first time that the Colombia leader, one of the country with experience and authorization to talk on [...]
The Rights of the People
review by Walker Rowe The right of the people to be secure in their person, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable [...]
Leo Tolstoy’s novellas
by Julia Hones Leo Tolstoy’s short stories and novellas reflect the development of his ideas over time. There is an ever-present concern in his work about how to live life. “Living for others” is at the [...]
Sugary Soliloquy, Inspired by My Cookie
by Seraphina Malinche I returned to my city and was reunited with my beloved. We went to the zoo. We drank stolen Manhattans. And then, when the night was almost over, I bought an Alfajoreo from [...]








Fernando Botero’s paintings of torture at Abu Ghraib prison
Thought-provoking...
Give me a Grandparent
I am blessed with 7 grandchildren. I am making copies of this poem t
Give me a Grandparent
As I spend more and more time with more and more wonderfully different
George Orwell’s other Novels
In Latin America, kids don't read Orwell. I wish they did.
George Orwell’s other Novels
Animal Farm and 1984 are about any kind of dictatorship, not just comm