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My mother’s story is my country’s

Colombia has faced a long history of violence. Gómez explores the scars left by this violence —- intergenerational trauma, desensitisation, …

Gabriela Gomez Dominguez

My mother’s story is my country’s

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” Dante’s famous quote perfectly encapsulates the feeling new Italian medical students face. By …

Constance di Mauro

Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate

Present-phobia

When times are tough, the past can be alluring. Italian creatives know this all too well: their obsession with non-fiction …

Asia Vicentino

Present-phobia

Heard from Caracas

Under Maduro, Venezuelans lost their right to free speech, protest, and vote. Since his capture, they wait to see if …

Mariam Hajjar

Heard from Caracas

What we lose when we ban books

A brief review of the recent surge in racial book bans across U.S. schools, through the lens of John Stuart …

Mary Ellen Youtcheff

What we lose when we ban books

Will we ever retire?

How a legal shift in Italy’s pension system is reshaping work, risk, and retirement.

Ludovico Maria Santacroce

Will we ever retire?

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