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The Strange Death of The British Labour Party

June 15, 2021 Tal Tyagi 0

Labour’s legacy means little if they can’t win elections. Identity politics has only furthered the decline of the party. Where does the answer lie?

The Massacre of the Kurds is On All Our Hands – Not Just Trump

October 13, 2019 L Beatrice 0

The focus on Trump’s decision to abandon the Kurds ignores an international community that still fails to protect vulnerable minorities.

Boris Johnson’s Actions: Not a Coup, but ‘Sovereign Fraud’

September 1, 2019 George Suchett-Kaye 0

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not launched a coup. We should not over-exaggerate the case. His actions are, however, an example of ‘sovereign fraud’.

Watch Make More Noise! The Elephant in the Room

August 8, 2019 Guest Writer 0

Posie Parker, Sarah Cooksey, Jo Bartosch and Sarah Phillimore met up with feminist collective Make More Noise to discuss the taboos of feminism.

Touch My Penis, it’s actually Female Genitalia, Transphobe

July 23, 2019 Guest Writer 0

Fourteen women in Canada are being sued because they refused to wax a male’s genitalia. The precedence this will set if they lose the case is worrying.

Mounir Baatour, Tunisia’s First Openly Gay Presidential Candidate, Speaks to Tara Abhasakun

July 12, 2019 Tara Abhasakun 0

Tara Abhasakun, joined by Dan Fisher, interviews Mounir Baatour, Tunisia’s first openly gay presidential candidate.

We Need Sex-Segregated Toilets to Ensure Safety of Women and Girls

July 8, 2019 Alessandra Asteriti 0

Gender-neutral toilets threaten the security of women and girls, and self-ID disregards women’s need for female-only spaces.

Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Proposal: The Freedom Salesman

July 4, 2019 Christopher Soria 0

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang is running for Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party. Chris Soria takes a look at his Universal Basic Income proposal.

Supreme Battle to Overturn Roe v. Wade Looms

May 21, 2019 Margaret Presswood & T.M. Murray 0

Pro-life advocates aim to overturn Roe v Wade while conservative judges are on the bench–a decision that could have disastrous implications.

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Kiss the Ring: Trump as the Mafia Godfather of the United States

April 27, 2019 Joe James Davis 0

Donald Trump has often been called a dictator, but if anything he’s closer to a mafia godfather. We must denounce the behaviour of strong men like him.

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

June 19, 2018 19

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 6

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 3

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

July 5, 2017 4

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