All entries by this author

Plan Ceibal

Jun 18th, 2010 | By Martin Renauld | Category: Education, Features, National, Your Digital Fill

Most “majority world” countries (a more appropriate term than Third World) face numerous levels of inequalities in comparison to “minority world” countries: foreign debts, unequal commercial rules (agricultural subsidies for example), access to education etc. In the last 2 decades, a new form of inequality appeared: the digital breach.  It is considerably more difficult for [...]



The Douchebag in Latin America: “We all have a little Tarado inside!”

May 19th, 2010 | By Martin Renauld | Category: Features, Regional, The Cultural Landscape

In my opinion, a few factors make Argentina a low social capital country: a history of dictatorships, bad governments (check out Carlos Menem in Google for a hint), some degree of corruption (though not as pronounced as other Latin American countries), strong social inequalities, a better past (Argentina used to be a model of social equality, dominated by a strong middle class).



La Via Campesina: building communities locally and globally

Apr 12th, 2010 | By Martin Renauld | Category: Features, Food, Global, Green

Building communities is often perceived as a very local matter involving a small group of people. In reality, the global economic and social context does as much with community-building as individual involvement and micro level mobilization. With this idea in mind, 148 organizations of peasants and small farmers participate in La Via Campesina (meaning the [...]



Professional hockey and collective ownership

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Martin Renauld | Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Jock Straps and Sports Bras

With the actual crisis and the realization that having hockey teams in the American South might not be a great business model after all, Quebec City has started dreaming about a possible return of its beloved Nordiques. In this context, I would like to propose a different perspective on our national sport. In my humble [...]