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Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to save communism, but he buried it instead

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, under whose leadership the communist bloc was brought to an end, was met in the west with tributes and personal reminiscences by leaders who had met him and enjoyed his company. This reverence wasn’t matched in Russia or in several of the former Soviet satellites, where he is blamed for the turmoil that followed.

06 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Richard Shorten

Protesters march along a street in Beijing on Nov. 28, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

Protests in China are not rare – but the current unrest is significant

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Street protests across China have evoked memories of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were brutally quashed in 1989. Indeed, foreign media have suggested the current unrest sweeping cities across China is unlike anything seen in the country since that time.

02 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Teresa Wright

Members of the Oath Keepers stand in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, “a mixed bag.” Leader Stewart Rhodes was found guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, of the most serious charge – seditious conspiracy – for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and was acquitted on two other related charges.

01 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Amy Cooter

Le nouveau patron de Twitter dit vouloir s’appuyer sur la « vox populi » dans ses décisions. Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Twitter 2.0 : le populisme assumé d’Elon Musk

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Dès l’annonce de son intention de devenir le seul propriétaire de Twitter, il y a six mois, Elon Musk avait laissé entrevoir que sa gestion future de la plate-forme serait fortement marquée par une approche populiste. Les derniers développements en date le confirment clairement.

30 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Barthélémy Michalon

Le chef du Parti québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, lors d'une conférence de presse, le 17 octobre 2022, à l'Assemblée législative de Québec. Il a réitéré qu'il ne voulait pas prêter serment au roi Charles III. La Presse canadienne/Karoline Boucher

Il n’y a pas de version française officielle de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867. Le serment au roi en français est-il valide ?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

Depuis l’élection des premiers députés péquistes en 1970, la controverse entourant le serment d’allégeance au souverain que doivent prêter les députés québécois avant de prendre leur siège à l’Assemblée nationale soulève les passions et suscite de vifs débats.

29 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Yan Campagnolo, François Larocque

A still from del Torro’s Pinocchio. Netflix

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio review: this tale of a lost child is the filmmaker’s destiny

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

That Guillermo del Toro would eventually create a version of Pinocchio feels something like cinematic destiny. The overriding theme of his cinematic vision is, afterall, a love for those others would see as freaks, outcasts or misfits.

28 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Keith McDonald

Military troops drive through Goma in North Kivu, eastern DRC, in November 2022. Augustin Wamenya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Conflict in the DRC: 5 articles that explain what’s gone wrong

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts.

26 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Julius Maina y Kagure Gacheche

Les paysans du Burkina Faso sont inquiets pour leur avenir. Pour cause, l'insécurité grandissante, la pression foncière et la surexploitation des terres. Raphael Belmin / Cirad, CC BY-NC-ND

Photoreportage : Au Burkina Faso, un laboratoire à ciel ouvert pour la transition agroécologique

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Un petit matin de septembre 2022 : Hamado Sawadogo et son équipe d’agronomes ont quitté la ville de Ouagadougou aux aurores. Ils filent vers le nord-ouest rejoindre un groupe de paysans de la commune d’Arbollé.

03 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Raphaël Belmin, Amélie d’Anfray

Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of Cherokee Nation, led with compassion and continues to inspire today

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter today, there’s a chance you’ll see Wilma Mankiller’s face. She was the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief, and she inspired generations of Cherokees and young Native people like me.

24 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

Young activists have been pushing to keep a 1.5-Celsius limit, knowing their future is at stake. AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here’s what we can still do about it

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The world could still, theoretically, meet its goal of keeping global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius, a level many scientists consider a dangerous threshold. Realistically, that’s unlikely to happen.

23 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Peter Schlosser

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Takeoff performs onstage in Atlanta on Oct. 8, 2022. He was killed less than a month later. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Rappers are victims of an epidemic of gun violence – just like all of America

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Add the name of Takeoff, a member of the popular rap trio Migos, to the ever-growing list of rappers, recent and past, tragically and violently killed.

05 Marzo 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por A.D. Carson

Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images

What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security threats and vulnerabilities, a wildfire watcher who tracks the spread of forest fires, and public health professionals trying to predict enrollment in health insurance exchanges have in common?

21 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Anjana Susarla

Graffiti sur un trottoir parisien, le 14 septembre 2022, contre la coupe du monde au Qatar. Joel Saget/AFP

Coupe du monde au Qatar, Shell, Danone ou Nike : les questions que soulèvent les boycotts

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

Depuis quelques mois, l’idée d’un boycott de la coupe du monde au Qatar fait son chemin. En France, plusieurs maires ont récemment annoncé que leur ville ne diffusera pas l’événement sur écrans géants comme de coutume. Des personnalités diverses annoncent qu’elles ne se rendront ni ne suivront l’évènement. Chaque jour, les journalistes invitent aussi sportifs et personnalités politiques à prendre position. Et au bistrot, les passionnés discutent de se passer – ou non – du plaisir de voir de bons matchs.

19 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Hélène Ducourant

Former President Barack Obama raises hands with Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock at a Oct. 28, 2022, campaign event in Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

A brief history of Georgia’s runoff voting – and how this year’s contest between two Black men is a sign of progress

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

In the U.S., all elections are administered by the states. But not all states use the same rules.

Georgia uses a version of runoff voting, which entails two rounds of voting. Typically, if a candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in the first round, that candidate is declared the winner. If not, the two candidates with the most first-round votes face off in a second round of voting.

18 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joshua Holzer

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Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to save communism, but he buried it instead

Protests in China are not rare – but the current unrest is significant

Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias

Twitter 2.0 : le populisme assumé d’Elon Musk

Il n’y a pas de version française officielle de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1867. Le serment au roi en français est-il valide ?

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio review: this tale of a lost child is the filmmaker’s destiny

Conflict in the DRC: 5 articles that explain what’s gone wrong

Photoreportage : Au Burkina Faso, un laboratoire à ciel ouvert pour la transition agroécologique

Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of Cherokee Nation, led with compassion and continues to inspire today

After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit – here’s what we can still do about it

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Rappers are victims of an epidemic of gun violence – just like all of America

What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls

Coupe du monde au Qatar, Shell, Danone ou Nike : les questions que soulèvent les boycotts

A brief history of Georgia’s runoff voting – and how this year’s contest between two Black men is a sign of progress

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer
un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales