Unos 6.5 millones de jóvenes indocumentados que viven en Estados Unidos, los llamados Dreamers, se enfrentan a su deportación si el Congreso no lo remedia. Entrevista. English Português

Dictators will sleep better now that Gene Sharp has left. But as long as people are not afraid of dictatorships, dictators will be in big trouble. In memoriam.

Entre ataques sistemáticos a periodistas en todo el mundo, los gobiernos usan métodos cada vez más sutiles para intentar ocultar la verdad. Los periodistas deben ser también más sutiles para llegar a descubrirla. English

The role of the UN Secretary-General is the most difficult job in the world. But it gets worse when the President of the United States represents a threat to the values enshrined in the Charter. 

There is complete social mobility - the only problem is that the process takes some three hundred years. Interview. Español

Architecture is a resistance to the loss of memory, identity, hope and the self. Today ethical and aesthetic values are often considered secondary, but they are unconsciously mediated by our settings. Interview.

La igualdad no se logrará solo con la redistribución, sino basándonos en las relaciones personales entre los ciudadanos. Para reducir la desigualdad y combatir al populismo hay que rehabilitar la igualdad. English

El Parlamento catalán medio vacío durante la votación de la ley del referendo ilustra cómo la democracia en Cataluña se ha quebrado. El gobierno catalán ha suspendido las sesiones, a la espera de declarar la independencia. English Português

The images of a half-empty parliament during the referendum law vote illustrate how Democracy and Catalonia have gone their separate ways. Democracy is not the law of the majority, but the protection of the minority. Español Português

The transition in Angola is already on its way. Fortunately for Angolans– except for Mr. Dos Santos and his entourage – it is not heading to where the former President wants. Español Português

Aristides de Sousa Mendes saved 30,000 people during World War II, 12,000 of whom were Jews facing certain death. As Europe faces another refugee crisis, his grandson argues that Sousa Mendes' courage and compassion is needed now more than ever.

Political turmoil has become the new normal in Brazil. After Dilma Rousseff´s impeachment, Lula da Silva´s conviction is yet another test for the country´s fragile democracy. Español Português

Aristides de Sousa Mendes chose his conscience over his orders. His altruism should be an example for all those struggling to change a world that is once again failing to protect its citizens.   

If seventeen activists can destabilize a regime that has been violently repressing and harassing those fighting for democracy and freedom for nearly four decades, what can 22 million Angolans achieve? Português

La hegemonía de las corporaciones de medios en Brasil es un fenómeno que no tiene antecedentes en la historia del país. No hay noticias equilibradas, exentas de manipulación. Entrevista. English Português

The European Union was a creation of an outstanding generation of politicians. Saving it demands our current generation to rise to a new challenge. The European project was – and will always remain – a choice.