Opinion Sur Joven

A year after Barack Obama’s inauguration day

Is there a change of course?

January 2010, by Martín Rodriguez

Ten months after Barack Obama’s inauguration day, is there a shift in attitudes towards Latin America? Are pledges of a more united America real or only words? Are ten months enough time to start reviewing his work towards Latin America?

Homosexuality and religion

January 2010, by Rab. Guido Cohen

The debate arose in Argentina towards the end of the year. Do people of the same sex have the right to get married? A lot of people think that everybody has the right to choose a person to spend the rest of their lives; however, religions often oppose this vision. Opinion Sur Joven presents the opinion of a young, liberal, Jewish rabbi, who offers an alternative view on this debate.

Is there a denial of the Armenian genocide?

A brief analysis of the protocol signed by Armenia and Turk

December 2009, by Guillermo Katchadjian

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey were reestablished last month. However, this calls into question the veracity of the Armenian genocide carried out by the Turkish during World War I. The author of this article poses the question, “what would the world think if Germany would not have acknowledged the Holocaust that took place during the Nazi government and now would sign a treaty with Israel which recognized its existence?

The right to public and free education

December 2009, by Valeria Glejzer

Despite the worsening of the economic situation, Argentina still supports a universal and free educational system at all levels. Why is it that universities should be for free? In the following article we will tell you about the situation of Argentinean universities.

Keys to understand the violence in Colombia

Interrupted dreams

September 2009, by Nohemy Rojas

Opinión Sur Joven will feature a series of articles written in collaboration with RedCamaleón, a Colombian informative website. Through special features, we will describe some elements of the Colombian reality. Why is it one of the most violent countries in Latin America? Who is who in this struggle for power? The aim is to describe some elements of that country’s reality: some of them are sad and painful, though others let Colombian people keep their faith.

What does the UN think about the crisis?

A summit in search of development

August 2009, by Leila Mucarsel

Our New York correspondent witnessed the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis. Developing countries demanded changes in the system. But the developed ones posed all sorts of obstacles. An account of the conference from a Latin American point of view.

Argentina after the elections

July 2009, by Pablo Winokur

Last month, the parliamentary elections in Argentina left a bad impression: not only did most people not know what they were voting for, but at the end of the election they were left with more doubts than certainties. Why did this happen? Because of the lack of political parties and the difficulty to generate collective projects that transcend the politicians’ media characters. Is it so hard to reach an agreement?

2009 Elections in Argentina

Why be election judges?

June 2009, by Hugo Pasarello Luna

Poll workers are essential to carry out electoral processes in Argentina. However, there weren’t enough voluntary election judges over the last elections, and that caused all sorts of problems: voting stations were opened late, ballots were missing and no one knew what to do. Why is it important to make this commitment, if we’re asked to, once every two years?

Time to rebuild the political parties in Argentina

May 2009, by Pablo Winokur

Political parties in Argentina have apparently ceased to exist. Their absence confuses the population: citizens don’t know who to vote. Few people know how the Argentine electoral system works and what the upcoming elections are about. Who’s to blame for this?

Does the Internet make us better citizens?

Part 2

March 2009, by Pablo Winokur

The first part of this article referred to the new ways of participation available through the Internet. This second half deals with the criticism to the utopia. Experts say the Net is making us more individualistic, and assure most “democratizing” proposals never succeed. Criticism to criticism.

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