Juliana Rincon
Juliana Rincon
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The Hard Task of Protecting People’s Health Against their Will
Anti-Smoking laws benefit the population: those who smoke may quit, those who have never smoked may never start, and people who work in restaurants, bar and other establishments are guaranteed a smoke-free work environment. However, these laws have faced the resistance of the community when they’ve passed, despite the fact that it is a law meant to protect their health.
The Risk is Wanting to Stay (that Same Old Way)
The city of Medellin, Colombia has based its marketing on the city’s transformation, but perhaps this story of rags to riches is hurting its citizens.
Women Rights Start with the Right Language
I believe that sometimes language is sexist, and vocabulary non-inclusive. In Spanish, recent years have seen an ample debate on how to eliminate gender issues when speaking or writing, with [...]
The Arts in the Developing World’s Job Markets
Growing nations need industry, and this industry needs employees. To give the industry the employees it needs to make the nation grow, citizens must be trained to fulfill these positions. Is there room for the arts in the developing world’s job market?
Colombia Under Water
The Colombian government needs to step up and assume the challenges of climate change. Not only because they have a responsibility with their citizens who are facing rougher rainy seasons every passing year, but also because of the responsibility they have to the rest of the planet and future generations as guardians of part of the Amazon basin.
The Greater WE: Paving the Road for Youth Participation
Youth are rising to demand their rights and to make adults accountable for the state of the economy: how can youth be involved in the greater decisions of the world, so they become part of the solutions?
Milking the Cash Back Cow: Youth Unemployment and Labor Migration in Central America
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The Quest for Colombian Gold
Colombia’s mining industry is trying to re-write its history. Can it turn paramilitary incursions, envorinmental chaos and land disputes into friendlier mining? Participating in the world economy with a highly [...]
