Tag: Americas
Transforming corpses into human compost: in the United States, very “trendy” green burials
“I want to be a tree when I die,” one post on the internet reads. Another shows a pretty nature decor with the slogan: “Compost me”. The campaign launched by…
Colombia appoints a Minister of Equality and Equity
Leftist President Gustavo Petro confirmed, unsurprisingly, that his vice-president Francia Marquez would be the first to hold the post of equality minister. The Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed Wednesday evening…
who to lead the House of Representatives?
Who to replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi? The new Republican majority in Congress still fails to find a leader. Six times in a row, Kevin McCarthy has not obtained the necessary…
United States: why this incredible circus around the election of “speaker” Kevin McCarthy
The Republicans are tearing each other apart and… the Democrats are rubbing their hands. For the party of Donald Trump, George Bush and Ronald Reagan, the year could not have…
In Chile, the Senate gives the green light for the writing of a new Constitution
Last September, the population rejected by referendum a proposed text drafted by a constituent assembly and which could have replaced the current Constitution written under the dictatorship. Since then, the…
Culture and soft power: how Art Basel Miami transformed the image of Florida
Every year, at the end of November-beginning of December, life comes to a standstill in the economic capital of Florida. Suddenly, everything revolves around Art Basel Miami Beach, the international…
US Congress paralyzed by Republicans’ inability to elect a ‘speaker’
After two days of votes and six rounds of voting, the House of Representatives with a Republican majority has still not found a president to replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi. With…
United States: Trump’s shadow hangs over Republicans unable to elect a “speaker”
The former president continues to be the troublemaker of American politics. This Tuesday, January 3, the elected members of the American House of Representatives were unable to elect a president…
Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami: “Our city is the happiest in the United States”
Of Cuban origin, the mayor of Miami – not to be confused with the Democratic mayor of neighboring Miami Beach – has nerve to spare. Taking advantage of the difficulties…
stupor in the House of Representatives, unable to find a president
The American Congress, resulting from the last mid-term elections, last November, takes office without problem this Wednesday, January 4, 2023. At least the Senate with a Democratic majority. Because for…