Remembering Turkey’s Deadliest Terror Season
A writer from Turkey commemorates the countless lives lost in what was the country's deadliest spate of terror attacks.
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YPJ Fighter Talks Life and Loss In The War Against ISIS
Hanna Bohman discusses fighting alongside leftist Kurdish militias against ISIS, and the YPJ’s proclaimed mission of democracy and women’s liberation. First of all, I’m sure you are asked this question a lot, but what inspired you to move to Kurdistan to fight with the YPG against ISIS? I truly believe that you have the most […]
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Book Review: ‘Give People Money’ by Annie Lowrey
‘Give People Money’ by Annie Lowrey deftly explores Universal Basic Income, one of the 21st century’s most ambitious and contentious social policy ideas. The debate around Universal Basic Income (UBI) has intensified in recent years. Once an idea consigned to the fringes of political debate, UBI has become a far more mainstream idea in recent […]
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Pavement Rage: the Impact of Harassment on Women’s Daily Lives
Many women encounter harassment and intimidation on a daily basis, but the consequences for its perpetrators are often lukewarm or nonexistent altogether.
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Sherlock vs Twitter: A Statement from Michael Sherlock
Twitter's legal team has sent atheist activist and author Michael Sherlock a threatening email, alleging that a research piece he posted may be illegal.
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The Blind Spot of Race: Are the Japanese Racially Privileged?
By Shozo Kamiya Considerations on the racial privileges of the Japanese shed light on the blind spot of the anti-racist literature with highly revolutionary implications. In recent literature concerning racism, the concept of “racial privilege” is increasingly adopted as an effective tool to analyse problematic social phenomena related to racism. Whilst It can certainly be […]
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The Politicisation of Public Bodies and the Gender Recognition Act
Re-framing debate over the Gender Recognition Act as ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ transgender does a disservice to those with legitimate concerns.
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Romania Exceptional in Rejecting Gay Marriage Ban
Public opinion is shifting towards LGBT emancipation, in Romania as elsewhere, and it may just be a matter of time before constitutional bans fall.
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Md. Sazzadul Hoque: A Call for Help for an Inhumane Persecution
Md. Sazzadul Hoque, a Bangladeshi blogger, human rights defender, and online activist, is in trouble. He is a member of the Humane First Movement and the founder of penman.in. Here is his current status. For activist work and writing, Hoque has suffered on a number of levels, including receiving death threats. In 2017, he was […]
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Edward Said: The Out of Step Intellectual
Widely misunderstood, but avant-garde, Edward Said has left a legacy of work that continues to hold relevance to thinkers navigating today's muddy waters.
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