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Congo is rich. Swaths of the war-torn African country lack basic infrastructure, and, after many decades of colonial occupation, its people are officially among the poorest in the world. But hidden beneath the soil are vast quantities of cobalt, lithium, copper, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and other treasures. Recently, this veritable periodic table of resources has become extremely valuable because these metals are essential for the global “energy transition”—the plan for wealthy nations to wean themselves off fossil fuels by shifting to sustainable forms of energy, such as solar and wind. The race to electrify the world’s economy has begun, and China has a considerable head start. From Indonesia to South America to Central Africa, Beijing has invested in mines and infrastructure for decades. But the U.S. has begun fighting back with massive investments of its own, as well as sanctions and disruptive tariffs. In this rush for green energy, the world has become utterly reliant on resources unearthed far away and willfully blind to the terrible political, environmental, and social consequences of their extraction. If the Democratic Republic of the Congo possesses such riches, why are its children routinely descending deep into treacherous mines to dig with the most rudimentary of tools, or in some cases their bare hands? Why are Indonesia’s seas and skies being polluted in a rush for battery metals? Why is the Western Sahara, a source for phosphates, still being treated like a colony? Who must pay the price for progress?

Todos conocemos el amor pasional que te nubla la razón, el amor a primera vista que te vacía el estómago y el amor platónico que te llena el corazón de fantasía y admiración. Pero ¿es posible enamorarse de alguien sin tan siquiera conocerlo? ¿Puede una persona enamorarse de otra sin haberla visto? ¿Es posible desarrollar sentimientos por una persona que solo has escuchado? Klara encontrará la respuesta a esas preguntas, escuchando con dedicación todos los días su programa favorito de radio Sigue Mi Voz. Ariana Godoy (A través de mi ventana, A través de ti, Heist y Fleur. Mi desesperada decisión, entre otros) firma una historia de amor y de aceptación y superación propia tan preciosa como necesaria que nos enseña a lidiar con la (falta) de autoestima, la salud mental y muchísimas otras situaciones difíciles. Un libro que te rompe para volverte a construir pieza por pieza y que te enseña la lección de vida más importante: sentirte bien contigo mismo para volver a hacer todo lo que amas.