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Month: June 2018

Brexit, Penguin
Main Story

Fighting To Remain – London’s March Of The Penguins

June 28, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

The recent pro-Remain march in London was not about demanding a vote on the Brexit deal, but a push to repeal the Brexit vote itself. Every year, at the beginning of

International

The Quipu Project – Exposing A Woman’s Darkest Hour In Peru

June 26, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

The Quipu Project is a human rights initiative helping indigenous women fight back against forced sterilization.

capitalism, social justice
Economics

A More Just And Equitable Capitalism Is Possible. Here’s How.

June 25, 2018 Paul Crider 0

Kim Kelly wrote a history of capitalism in Teen Vogue. Here’s what it got right, what it got wrong, and the progressive role of capitalism in historical development. Kim Kelly has presented a pretty

science, religion, faith
Interviews

Science and Faith: Is There Really a Conflict? – A Conversation with Professor Tom McLeish

June 25, 2018 Scott Jacobsen 2

Science and faith are often seen as battling each other for dominance. Is it possible for them to coexist?

Opinion

Has ‘Trans Rights’ Become Homophobia’s New Idiom?

June 25, 2018 Terri Murray 3

 In his 4 September Daily Beast  article, Jay Michaelson painted a misleading picture of radical feminists and Conservative Christians allied by their intolerance for Transgender people. Importantly, Michaelson’s claims cannot be

Fight or Flight
Culture

Left In The Cold – The Freeze Response And Rape Victims

June 25, 2018 George Suchett-Kaye 0

How ignorance of the freeze response in cases of rape can lead to prejudiced assumptions and a failure in justice for the victims. You are probably aware of the so-called

Gulnaz, Afghanistan, Kimberley Motley, feminism, women's rights, human rights, Islam
International

Of Superheroes and Humans: Kimberley Motley’s Fight for Human Rights in Afghanistan

June 22, 2018 Sarah Mills 0

Attorney Kimberley Motley shares her creative approaches to justice for women in Afghanistan and the psychological toll of her most harrowing cases.

panahi
News

Ramin Hossein Panahi – Kurdish Dissident In Iran To Die Today

June 22, 2018 Scott Jacobsen 0

As young Kurdish Iranian dissident Ramin Hossein Panahi heads to his death, a look at the desperate efforts, locally and internationally to save him. According to the Iran Human Rights

reason, rationality, empiricism, ideology, leftism, centrism
Culture

Empiricism, Ideology, and the Left: Returning to the Roots of Reason

June 21, 2018 Ilana R. Akresh 4

The modern Left seems to have abandoned empiricism in favour of ideology. What reforms could be undertaken to return to reason-based inquiry?

monogamy, incels, Jordan Peterson, sexual revolution, promiscuity
Culture

What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

June 19, 2018 L Beatrice 15

Monogamy enforced by social norms is an easily observable phenomenon in many parts of the world–and its consequences are deadly.

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Featured Articles

  • monogamy, incels, Jordan Peterson, sexual revolution, promiscuity

    What Does Jordan Peterson’s Enforced Monogamy Actually Look Like? | Beatrice Louis

    June 19, 2018 15

    Monogamy enforced by social norms is an easily observable phenomenon in many parts of the world–and its consequences are deadly.

  • For a New Left | Dan Fisher

    September 11, 2017 4

    The first article in the “For a New Left” series looks at how and why we should begin to rebuild and re-establish left wing values.

  • The Spread of Anti-Christian Hatred in Egypt | Tara Abhasakun

    July 21, 2017 2

    The spread of anti-christian hatred in Egypt goes beyond ISIS to include non-violent groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, and even former ruler Mobarak.

  • cults, mind control, jehovah's witnesses, terrorism, cult, religion

    Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems? | Sarah Mills

    July 5, 2017 3

    Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today?

  • polarisation, theory of mind, echo chamber, media, empathy

    The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation | Angelos Sofocleous

    July 3, 2017 0

    Can the Theory of Mind help us foster more empathy and drive us out of our bubbles? How can we achieve a world governed by facts in an era of polarisation?

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