YEAR II  ·  No. 604  ·  FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026

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Gustavo Petro’s last act turns his exit from power into relic, resistance and electoral denial

On 20 July 2026, in the working class district of Ciudad Bolívar, in southern Bogotá, President Gustavo Petro delivered the final public speech of his term, and turned it into something other than an accounting of his record. In ninety minutes he handed over three objects heavy with history, repeated an electoral fraud accusation that … CONTINUE READING →

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History of the Guerrilla in Colombia

EP04 - ELN and M-19, Two Guerrillas, Two Readings

Every guerrilla is born of the same refusal, that of resolving by law what the countryside has demanded for generations. But the refusal produces different grammars. The ELN inherited from the priest its discipline of armed catechism. The M-19 inherited from electoral fraud its vocation for spectacle. Two answers to the same unanswered question, two … CONTINUE READING →