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Vol. 30 No. 330 (2025)
The Global Divide and the Endless Spectacle
According to various estimates, the world's richest 1% controls more than half of the planet's wealth and resources, and this inequality has been deepening in recent decades. At the same time, in most countries, real wages have been gradually declining, and the confluence of multiple crises (geopolitical, inflationary, and climate change) partly explains a shift in labor market power relations that favors large economic power groups.
Coincidentally, there is an increasing amount of sports coverage on television: more matches, more competitions, more events, reflecting a complex social phenomenon with many facets. On the one hand, sporting events have the potential to be used, and often are, as a mass distraction by broadcasting an entertainment product deeply intertwined with commercial and political interests (large corporations, sponsorships, governments’ soft power to improve global image, and billionaire team owners). At the same time, they are a genuine source of joy, identity, and cohesion for millions of people.
We also witness how, on many occasions, mass events have become platforms for social protest, the defense of human rights, and the raising of awareness for just causes. These expressions should be amplified in the defense of universal rights: investment in basic rights (quality education, universal healthcare), infrastructure with essential services (water, sanitation, housing, and connectivity), and labor and wage policies that guarantee decent work and the enjoyment of leisure time. It is necessary to address these priorities and demand action from public authorities, dedicating the same intensity with which we cheer on and support our team and our athletes.
Tulio Guterman, Director – November 2025
Published:
2025-11-02
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