“Si esta reforma termina aprobándose tal como está, no será solo una modificación técnica al COOTAD. Será un mensaje político claro: la autonomía local se tolera mientras no incomode. Y cuando incomoda, se elimina”. Mi columna en Diario El Mercurio sobre la reforma al COOTAD

La reforma de ley aprobada por la Asamblea Nacional atenta contra los gobiernos locales, los municipios y Quito, la ciudad capital. Ecuador, en América Latina, ha sido un país de tradición municipalista, al menos lo fue hasta hoy. Mientras la sociedad ha defendido la actual

'Con-tra el tiempo, a destiempo' Episodio 3: El insomnio como problema político ¿Qué tiene que ver el insomnio, la soledad con la ideología? ¿Y la tecnología con la abstinencia sexual? Hay noches que no son privadas. Son políticas. Invito a escuchar: youtu.be/F25n4_YB4Zg?si…

Join us for a discussion about our Decolonizing Economics book w/hetecon tomorrow! Looking forward to thoughts from Danielle Guizzo & Chinedu K Chukwudinma too 🙃 Devika Dutt Surbhi Kesar Carolina Alves Thanks Manuel García Dellacasa for inviting and organizing! Join 👇 hetecon.net/2026/01/23/web…

🚨The wealth gap is exploding, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explained in Madrid 🇪🇸: 📉The top 1%: ✅Hold a record 32% of all US wealth. ✅Captured 41% of ALL new wealth. ✅Bottom 50% got just 1%. ✅Over next decade: $70 trillion to be inherited: hereditary plutocracy. 🎥Watch⬇️

Quienes hacemos Observatorio de la Dolarización, nos solidarizamos con el compañero y amigo Andrés Arauz Andrés Arauz, quien ha sido sujeto de persecución recurrente de parte del gobierno de Daniel Noboa Azin y de las administraciones de Lenín Moreno y de Guillermo Lasso, así como de determinados medios de

Sanchez is correct in refusing to allow the US to use joint military bases to carry out their war crimes against the people of Iran. He demonstrates real spine here, and models leadership to the rest of Europe. He is also correct to reject increased spending on NATO, which only

Tomorrow, March 10 at 6 PM GMT Güney Işikara and Patrick Mokre will present their book, Marx’s Value Theory at the Frontiers, for the AHE webinar. Jose Alejandro Coronado will chair. Registration is still open! hetecon.net/2026/01/23/web…

Forbes just released its latest annual ranking of global billionaires. The pace at which extreme wealth is rising is simply staggering: The wealth of global billionaires now reaches the equivalent of 17% of world GDP. 🧵

80 profesores universitarios, de más de veinte universidades nacionales y extranjeras, de distintas disciplinas y líneas de pensamiento, se pronuncian en defensa de la democracia y en rechazo a la deriva autocrática del régimen de Noboa. #DemocraciaYa

🇵🇹 Bien Portugal!

One of the most atrocious international crimes being committed right now is the US blockade on Cuba. The US government is doing everything it can to strangle Cuba’s economy, especially by ramping up the oil blockade. No electricity, no oil, no fuel. Barely any food. A severe

its time to Decolonize Economics! watch this great interview on the limits of development economics and how we can change the discipline with Ingrid H. Kvangraven youtube.com/watch?v=SZUSrg…

Hoje a maioria Ch/PSD/CDS mandou um recado claro aos jovens trans: fiquem caladinhos, não vão falar com um professor, familiar ou amigo. O vosso questionamento é um delírio. Muito menos procurem médicos porque os deputados sabem melhor o tratamento de que precisam: a humilhação.

The world energy shock is coming — it will deepen inequality in ways we've seen before. Our new @newstatesman piece argues that without urgent government action, the Strait of Hormuz crisis will ripple through our economies and rip apart our societies. Here's why. 1/

3/ This is not just a commodity price story. Years of research with my collaborators showed that cost shocks don't just pass through markets neutrally—they give dominant corporations cover to hike prices, protect margins, and *increase* profits. We called this sellers' inflation.

Ricardo Paes Mamede: “Sem intervenção, o investimento vai sempre para o que dá retorno imediato, não para o que desenvolve o país” sicnoticias.pt/podcasts/45-gr…

Justo hoy, Netanyahu lanza su ataque más duro contra el Líbano desde que empezó la ofensiva. Su desprecio por la vida y el derecho internacional es intolerable. Toca hablar claro: - Líbano debe formar parte del alto al fuego. - La comunidad internacional debe condenar esta

He firmado esta iniciativa eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public . ¡Firma tú también y compártelo! eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/

📣 Registrations are now open for the 2026 AHE Conference for all participants whose submissions have been accepted. Register by 10 June 2026 to be included in the final programme! 🗓️ Join us in Coimbra, Portugal, from 1 to 3 July 2026 hetecon.net/2026/03/26/reg…