At first glance it seems not, but pandemics are a great social leveler. In March 2018, El gran levelador (The Gret Leveler) by Walter Scheidel, a book that can be obtained in kindle format for 2.73 euros. Its author, an Austrian historian who teaches at Stanford, argues that throughout history inequality has only receded as […]
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Protests in Barcelona over the closure of bars and restaurants imposed by the Generalitat
Hundreds of people have concentrated this noon in Barcelona’s Sant Jaume square to demonstrate in protest of the closures imposed by the Govern in the catering sector, to which the nightlife sector has joined, to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The concentration by the nightlife sector has begun at 11.30 hours in the Plaza de […]