Students, teachers, political and social leaders, unions united on Tuesday in a march at the federal university, in defense of public education and against the budget cuts implemented by Javier Milei’s government. Meanwhile, in Argentina too, history looms over the present and today the search for the disappeared has a new ally: artificial intelligence. We talk about it with Elena Basso, freelance journalist, member of the CGP (Permanent Journalism Center). | A Colombian Senate committee has rejected President Petro’s proposed health care reform aimed at taking power away from insurers and expanding access to health care. Since his election, Petro has floated the possibility of rewriting the Constitution to spur social reforms blocked by a hostile congress and conservative business groups. Meanwhile, the long wave of conflict within the country is still active as the news spreads that deforestation in the Colombian Amazon is increasing and could reach a historic peak due to armed groups using the rainforest as a bargaining chip in negotiations peace with the government. We talk about it with Giacomo Finzi, Researcher in Latin American Studies at the Université Catholique de Louvain and Universidad Nacional de Colombia. With Giulia De Luca at the microphones.
25 Apr 2024
