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Policy

«We must turn the page on cars in cities in the 21st century».»

written by Pablo Sánchez

The role of the automobile is the subject of major debate in many cities. Between the challenges of mobility, the environment and quality of life, a number of avenues are emerging for rethinking urban spaces. Interview with urban planner Carlos Moreno.

Switzerland

Michael Hermann: «The countryside feels infantilized by the cities».»

By Nicolas Jutzet · December 30, 2023

Director of the Sotomo Institute, Michael Hermann is Switzerland's most influential political analyst. In this wide-ranging interview, he discusses his 2023 «city-country barometer», analyzing the tensions that are running through the country.

Literature

Baudelaire's journalistic spleen

By Jonas Follonier · 28 April 2020

A postumous collection of prose poems.

Travel

What lies behind a city's wrinkles?

By Giovanni Ryffel · May 25, 2019

LONG FORMAT ARTICLE | Beauty is promised by tourist agencies as a balm to soothe the neuroses of a life of frenetic offices, fast food and stress. Vacations, then, are the only bright spot in contemporary life: they're almost the exiguous drop in the bucket that the rich man in hell demands. But does the entertainment promised when we visit Porto, Split or Venice allow us to truly taste the beauty we're hoping for? And if we quench our thirst with this water, what will we leave to those who grew up near this source?