Universal Basic Income: a queer perspective
“There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.” US Senator...
Category: Commentary
Challenges, concerns, and economic setbacks in 2020 due to coronavirus
No one imagined that 2020 would represent one of the greatest challenges for humanity in recent decades. The arrival of Covid-19 destabilized all sectors of the economy and, although many have...
The Cardboard People: Asia’s cardboard collectors
Behind the flashy exterior of glassy skyscrapers, bubblegum pop and the artificial lights of capitalism lies a secret that many choose to ignore: the cardboard collectors. Elderly, often homeless and...
How should France react to terrorism?
On October 16, Samuel Paty, a history teacher, was murdered in France. French President Emanuel Macron called it an "Islamist terrorist attack". French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer called...
Macron’s misreading of an Islamic “crisis”
On 2 October, President Macron acknowledged in a speech that France had failed its immigrant communities - immigrants, with lingering animosities, from French colonies where France committed untold...
In Poland, women face an increasing struggle for rights
At the end of October - and in the face of the coronavirus crisis, as well as counter-demonstrations by nationalists - Warsaw came alive with protestors fighting for women’s rights. In the largest...
Unmasking MAGA Hispanic Man
As a liberal American who has never lived in a state where my presidential vote counted (thanks to our white, male, landowning founders having created a little system of disenfranchisement called the...
Child marriage as an unforeseen consequence of the pandemic
We’ve all felt the economic impact of the pandemic and are trying to stay afloat. Although many of us can survive, vulnerable families face a greater risk of starvation and homelessness. In this...
When the impossible no longer exists and Mondays offer a new opportunity
Overcoming obstacles seems to be the premise of the year 2020. For many, the different events have become challenges that are seen as insurmountable at first, but after a while we manage to overcome...
US election: one hundred years of Iran-US relations
Since the Islamic Revolution, Iran and America's relations have become tense and hostile. The two countries stand against each other and, despite the efforts made to establish a relationship again,...