Before Spain colonized the Western Hemisphere, it fought and colonized various parts of its own country that still maintain a spirit and longing for independence centuries later. Whether it is Catalonia, Galicia, or the Basque country, Spain is by no means a monolithic society. Boaz Vilallonga, a visiting scholar @ New York University, explains the complexities of Catalonia’s independence movement.
Category Archives: Culture
2015: Semantics of Immigration
The fantastic Prof Alvaro Huerta discusses how the importance of semantics in the debate over immigration affects both policy and perception. He also stresses the reality that human migration is not only as old as time itself, but also a universal human right.
2015: Carla Ortiz!!!!!
OUR BIGGEST SHOW EVER!!! The lovely Carla Ortiz discusses her amazing new film, “Olvidados.” She produced, wrote, and starred in this frightening but true story of how the US-supported Operation Condor tortured, disappeared, murdered, and destroyed numerous lives in South America. It’s a human exploration into how foreign policy can deviate into unhumane atrocities.
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