‘Anti-intellectualism’ is hostility directed at academics and thinkers, which can be poisonous to society due to how it allows academics to be scapegoated, and regimes can subsequently avoid political dissent by silencing and purging academics from society. However, this concept is not one that belongs solely to the past: it has taken on a newContinue reading “The Deteriorating Freedom of the Press – Myanmar’s Warning to the World”
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Legalized, Racialized Voter Supression
In the week following the United States midterm elections, there is still great uncertainty regarding some key elections in typically Republican stronghold states. In both Florida and Georgia, results are still hanging in the balance. Additionally, there is a growing concern that there has been voter suppression. We are often reminded that just because somethingContinue reading “Legalized, Racialized Voter Supression”
The Ethical Expense of Contemporary Smartphone Infatuation
Part of acknowledging one’s position of privilege in society is undertaking more ethical approaches to consumption. This is a complicated task under the conditions of late capitalism, but particularly in the 2010’s when considering the ubiquity of smartphone ownership. By 2020, it is projected that smartphone ownership worldwide will rise to 2.87 billion. While thereContinue reading “The Ethical Expense of Contemporary Smartphone Infatuation”
The Resurgence of Prison Privatization in Trump’s America
In a Huffington Post article, Bernie Sanders points to mass incarceration and the use of for-profit prisons as America’s deepest flaw, saying, ‘We have more people in jail than any other country on earth, including Communist China, an authoritarian country four times our size. The United States has less than five percent of the world’sContinue reading “The Resurgence of Prison Privatization in Trump’s America”
Human Rights in the Face of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity or Threat?
Source: Maxpixel Have you ever given an order to a virtual assistant? Avoided a traffic jam thanks to a smart navigation system? What about those targeted offers appearing on various websites, continually reminding you of items that you looked up online? All of the above are made possible as a result of big data analysisContinue reading “Human Rights in the Face of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunity or Threat?”
Remembering Peterloo: A Silenced Voice with a Resounding Echo
Source: The Guardian For the beating heart of the industrial north, the morning of 16 August, 1819, was no ordinary one. In what stands today as Manchester’s St Peter’s Square, an estimated 60,000 men, women and children gathered in peaceful solidarity to speak out in hope of a time when their rights to emancipation andContinue reading “Remembering Peterloo: A Silenced Voice with a Resounding Echo”
‘You left me behind’: How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away
Over 130 immigrant children are still being held in the United States’ government custody, despite widespread backlash and claims from the White House that the practice has ended. However, the practice has not ended; rather continued under secrecy and loopholes. An unknown amount of children are still in shelters and foster care, awaiting reunification withContinue reading “‘You left me behind’: How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away”
'You left me behind': How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away
Over 130 immigrant children are still being held in the United States’ government custody, despite widespread backlash and claims from the White House that the practice has ended. However, the practice has not ended; rather continued under secrecy and loopholes. An unknown amount of children are still in shelters and foster care, awaiting reunification withContinue reading “'You left me behind': How a Five-Year-Old Signed Her Rights Away”
Conflict Prevention in the 21st Century: an evening with Noel Lateef and The Lafayette Club
While heavy rain poured outside on Thursday, 11 October, students and members of the Lafayette Club committee gathered in the society room of St Andrews’ Hotel du Vin Thursday evening to hear Noel Lateef speak on the importance of conflict prevention in the 21st century. Mr Lateef, longstanding president of the Foreign Policy Association basedContinue reading “Conflict Prevention in the 21st Century: an evening with Noel Lateef and The Lafayette Club”
Sex Workers Face Insecurity in a World Without Backpage
On 6 April, 2018, the classified advertising website Backpage was seized by US federal authorities. A notice from the agencies involved in a joint action against Backpage replaced the site’s homepage, linking visitors to the indictment against seven of Backpage’s staffers. They were charged with money laundering and violating the Travel Act by facilitating prostitution.Continue reading “Sex Workers Face Insecurity in a World Without Backpage”
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