At the end of December, many make New Year’s resolutions to implement from the first day of January. As the annual hourglass counts down, people analyze their shortcomings or excesses and consider how to balance them: learning a new language, exercising more, reducing or eliminating vices... However, as the weeks go by, these goals are often forgotten due to daily commitments, laziness, or simply because they stem from excessive ambition.Seguir leyendo

One year after federal immigration raids shook entire communities across Los Angeles, the Dodgers announced that the $1.1 million they committed to support affected families has now been distributed through local community organizations. The initiative, which emerged amid protests and growing calls for the team to take a more active stance on immigration enforcement operations, has become one of the most visible relief efforts undertaken by a professional sports franchise in response to the consequences of immigration policies.Seguir leyendo

The World Cup in Donald Trump’s United States is full of paradoxes. For the first time, one country, Iran, is playing on the territory of another with which it is at war. The host, which is supposed to open its doors to the world to celebrate football’s biggest global event, is denying entry to officials and fans from nations it considers unwelcome. Contradictions emerge even within its own national team. Folarin Balogun, the United States’ striker and leading scorer, embodies them: while the Supreme Court is expected this week to rule on the future of birthright citizenship that the president wants to eliminate, the U.S. team’s top scorer at the World Cup can only play for the country thanks to that right.Seguir leyendo