The term “biopolitics” was first ushered into wide use in a variety of academic fields of inquiry by French theorist Michel Foucault during his lecture series “Society Must Be Defended,”...
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, 19 men and women were stabbed to death, and 25 others wounded, in the Tsukui Yamayuri-En centre for disabled people in Sagamihara near Tokyo, Japan. The...
On 23rd June, the people of Britain will vote in a referendum on whether or not they want to remain part of the European Union (EU). The Prime Minister, David Cameron, is supporting the ‘in’...
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new set of guidelines for doctors intended to reduce the “addiction risk” of prescription painkillers such as...
Indian poet Prerna Bakshi writes searing, stark, powerful political poetry and in her collection Burnt rotis, with love, she tackles a huge range of social, political, and personal issues. Her...
'Blind journalist seeks out Palestine's forgotten voices' (Al Jazeera English) Disabled journalists can struggle in a media environment that isn't always very accommodating. Budour Hassan seeks out...
This week, President Obama announced a sweeping series of executive actions to address the urgent need for gun reform in the United States, attempting to circumvent Congress since it refuses to act...
During the first episode of the new reality tv series by Lifetime, Little Women, one of the women being followed throughout the show exclaims "We all see life from the same perspective!" and laughs....
Chronic illnesses and their symptoms may be very different from one another, but if there's one thing that people who have chronic illness, pain, and/or fatigue can agree on, it's that being sick all...
Last week, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation highlighted the circumstances of Western Australia resident Rosie Anne Fulton, who has been incarcerated without being convicted of a crime or...