Month: July 2021
Youths to “save to world “
youth resistance stories are powerful and deserve to be told, it’s time to reevaluate the way that media have been telling them . The past few years have seen young people around the globe emerging as leaders in the fight for transformative change on issues ranging from climate change to gun violence to gender equality.
Business Advertisements
Fossil fuel companies are invested in their public image, inasmuch as it affects regulation they might face and their ability to do business. Advertising is about redirecting thought and emotional energy away from what someone doesn’t want you to think about, and onto what they do. It matters if it’s potato chips or car insurance
70s the New 50s in Democracy- Age is just a number
It’s true that rates of physical and cognitive impairment are age dependent but there’s all kind of variability…. Age should not be a disqualification for the presidency. A candidate’s health is important, as are sober assessments of how serious medical incidents are; it is quite common to experience a heart attack and return to normal
Yellow Peril
Many Yellow Peril conspiracy theories have since been used, pitting “white” Europeans against an imagined and loosely racialised Asian “other”. In the 19th century, the term “Yellow Peril” was used politically to generate fear of people of Asian decent by depicting them as a threat to the “white” Western world, the term was originally used
Wuhan Lab Origin
During the COVID-19 pandemic various conspiracy theories surrounding the origin of the virus have sprung up, such as the COVID-19 virus being a biological weapon released by China, or that the virus may have accidentally been released from a lab in Wuhan. The World Health Organisation considers these theories very unlikely, however several politicians, scientists
Canadian Islamophobia
Politicians across the political spectrum have embraced the use of counterterrorism to combat “right-wing extremism,” further entrenching legal weapons wielded overwhelmingly against Muslims in the name of protecting Muslims. Liberals and Conservatives alike have ratcheted up anti-terrorism powers, resisted accountability for torture complicity. When it comes to addressing Islamophobia, appeals for even the most superficial
child sexual abuse by clergy
In Poland, this lack of transparency also extends to how the church investigates abuse complaints. The only public tally of clergy abuse cases in Poland is a map created by activists, which currently registers more than 580 cases covered by the media or which ended in a court judgement. Withholding the identities of alleged perpetrators
US imperialism in the Middle East
The similarities between white supremacists in the US and Zionist settlers in Israel are not coincidental. The Zionist nationalist march, celebrating the anniversary of Israel’s 1967 occupation of East Jerusalem, had eerie similarities not only with last century’s Nazi rallies in Europe, but also with the more recent examples of racial hatred we have seen
billionaire space race
The mission is seen as a potential milestone in helping transform citizen rocket travel into a mainstream commercial venture, spaceflight remains an inherently hazardous endeavour. Space travel, once reserved for rival superpowers, is now available to anyone who can afford it. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are set to fly. An earlier prototype of
Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
In 2021 a declassified report indicated that US intelligence agencies believe that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, approved the murder of the prominent dissident and Washington Post journalist. This accusations joins an earlier leaked CIA report, a UN report, and Turkish intelligence recordings from inside the embassy which all suggest the same connection