Category: Miscellaneous
Why we should all care about the issue of Poverty Porn
When it comes to charity advertisement we are all too used to the image of the small African child’s big eyes looking up to plead for help. When raising money
Read MoreDemocracy and Disinformation- Indian Fake News Will Decide World’s Largest Election
The largest democratic undertaking in human history is about to unfold as India’s national elections will take place in seven phases spread over April and May. While voters decide who
Read MoreTimmermans, will you save the wolves?
It was an important night. Theresa May had gone off to Brussels once again to negotiate an extension of the Article 50 procedure. Instead of being in Brussels, the first
Read MoreHow the Balkans are slowly going Green
Perhaps it is his otherwise unremarkable apparel which makes him stand out between the white shirts and black suits which are ubiquitous on the Amsterdam Zuidas. Arjan Visser has only
Read MoreWhat do we know about AKK’s Europe?
Annegret-Kramp Karrenbauer, or AKK for short, is likely to soon become Europe’s most important leader. She will be running as Spitzenkandidate for the Christian Democratic Party (CDU), succeeding Angela Merkel,
Read MoreCan we enjoy the work of morally tainted artists?
It is true that art has strong ties to the political world. In many ways, it has served a variety of political purposes such as representing political injustice, building political
Read MoreSabarimala Controversy: Paving the Way for Feminism in India?
In Kerala, Southern India, history was created just as two women entered the Hindu temple of Sabarimala, smashing the longstanding practice of barring women from entering the sacred place of
Read MoreShould you be afraid of Cultural Marxism?
A spectre is once again haunting Europe, so it seems, the spectre of cultural Marxism. Although the Cold War has supposedly ended thirty years ago, the Red Scare is back,
Read MoreThe Fashionable Turn towards Sustainability – Collective Action on Individuality in the Fashion Industry
It is tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer while we are constantly faced with a tempting array of newness on offer in the shops. But
Read MoreThe Politics of Loneliness – How Loneliness became a Political Problem
‘”We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.’” Albert Schweitzer The feeling of loneliness is one that every person is familiar with. At some point
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