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Asake live in Atlanta in the US in 2022. Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene. The 27-year-old genre-blending Nigerian singer and rapper has a tongue-in-cheek delivery and jocular persona. He writes nonsensical, self-deprecating rhymes with hip-hop influenced consumerist themes and could easily be mistaken for a less threatening Naira Marley – a street savvy Afrobeats mainstay-wannabe.

17 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Sanya Osha

Giorgia Meloni (à gauche) accueillie par la présidente du Parlement européen, la Maltaise Roberta Metsola (Parti populaire européen, PPE), à Bruxelles, le 3 novembre 2022. Valeria Mongelli/AFP

L’extrême droite au Parlement européen, ou le renard dans le poulailler

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

Plusieurs pays de l’Union européenne sont actuellement gouvernés par des partis politiques d’extrême droite.

16 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christin Tonne

Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. Musk, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and Time’s 2021 Person of the Year, is autistic. One of the most famous people on Earth is autistic. Perhaps it is worth letting that sink in?

15 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Punit Shah y dos más

Talokan is inspired by Mesoamerica, a vast area that encompasses Central America and parts of Mexico. Marvel Studios

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ continues the series’ quest to recover and celebrate lost cultures

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

As someone who teaches and writes about Afrofuturism, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” I’m particularly excited about the introduction of Namor and the hidden kingdom of Talokan, which he leads.

04 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Julian C. Chambliss

Mark Zuckerberg can sack 11,000 workers but shareholders can’t dump him: it’s called ‘management entrenchment’

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 3 minutos)

“I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here,” tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg told the 11,000 staff he sacked this week.

11 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mark Humphery-Jenner

US midterms: five reasons why the election results matter

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

As the US midterm election results roll in, it’s evident that the Republican “red wave” that many experts anticipated hasn’t materialised. Early numbers indicate that Republicans are likely to take back the House of Representatives but by slimmer numbers than expected, even as the US Senate remains a toss-up. While it might see more of a ripple than a wave, Washington still appears braced for divided government.

10 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Thomas Gift y Julie M Norman

Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media? We combed through the evidence to find out

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Here are two common ways of thinking about democracy in the online era. First, the internet is a liberation technology and will usher in an era of global democracy. Second, you can have social media or democracy, but not both.

11 Diciembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Stephan Lewandowsky y tres más

Donald Trump is one of many political leaders through history who has claimed he embodies the voice of ‘the people’ – but which people he means matters quite a lot. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Why some people think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ever invented

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Warnings that leaders like Donald Trump hold a dagger at the throat of democracy have evoked a sense of befuddlement among moderates. How can so many Republicans – voters, once reasonable-sounding officeholders and the new breed of activists who claim to be superpatriots committed to democracy – be acting like willing enablers of democracy’s destruction?

08 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mark R Reiff

‘Saya tak akan pernah dianggap manusia’: trauma menyakitkan yang dialami komunitas LGBTQ+ di lingkungan religius

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Saat pemerintah Australia membahas undang-undang diskriminasi agama (religious discrimination bill) yang kontroversial pada awal tahun ini, berbagai pihak mempertanyakan isu penting terkait perlindungan bagi murid-murid gay dan transgender di sekolah-sekolah keagamaan.

07 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joel Hollier

A member of the National Guard patrols the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

A warning about the threat of political violence heading into the 2022 midterm elections was issued to state and local law enforcement officials by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 28, 2022.

04 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Richard Forno

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Kari Lake, the GOP candidate for Arizona governor, campaigns at a rally on Oct. 9, 2022. Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A new wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired by Trump

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

After two former girlfriends accused Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican Senate nominee and former football star, of pressuring them to get abortions, and giving them money for the procedures, Walker’s standing with conservative voters would have been expected to dip.

03 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Donna M Goldstein, Kristen Drybread

Elon Musk is the world’s wealthiest person. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Why inequality is growing in the US and around the world

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau released in September 2022.

02 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Fatema Z. Sumar

Mouvement de grève contre la vie chère à Toulouse le 18 octobre 2022 soutenu par des syndicalistes de la CGT et FO. Valentine Chapuis/AFP

Les syndicats peuvent-ils encore peser dans les mouvements sociaux ?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

Entre grève préventive chez TotalEnergies, grève inédite chez EDF et dans les centrales nucléaires, marche contre la vie chère de la France insoumise, recours aux réquisitions et au 49.3, la France automnale est le théâtre de nouvelles contestations sociales. Dans ce dialogue social tendu, les syndicats tentent de rester visibles.

01 Noviembre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Stéphanie Matteudi-Lecocq

Maria Elena Paredes, coordinator of the Community Vigilance Committee for the Ashéninka community of Sawawo Hito 40, points to satellite images showing deforestation. Reynaldo Vela/USAID

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil’s runoff election Sunday could be a turning point

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian community.

31 Octubre 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por David S. Salisbury

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Asake, the breakout pop star from Nigeria who owned 2022

L’extrême droite au Parlement européen, ou le renard dans le poulailler

Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ continues the series’ quest to recover and celebrate lost cultures

Mark Zuckerberg can sack 11,000 workers but shareholders can’t dump him: it’s called ‘management entrenchment’

US midterms: five reasons why the election results matter

Is the global decline in democracy linked to social media? We combed through the evidence to find out

Why some people think fascism is the greatest expression of democracy ever invented

‘Saya tak akan pernah dianggap manusia’: trauma menyakitkan yang dialami komunitas LGBTQ+ di lingkungan religius

Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon

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A new wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired by Trump

Why inequality is growing in the US and around the world

Les syndicats peuvent-ils encore peser dans les mouvements sociaux ?

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil’s runoff election Sunday could be a turning point

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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