Usually, a writer chooses a book to review because they’re interested in the topic or the author. Sometimes, though, it’s because it’s written by the person Trump chose to be his deputy in the...
Yesterday, a small group of Members of Parliament got together to debate the rights and wrongs of legalising assisted suicide. The debate did not have the power to change the law in England and...
Kevin Albertson, Manchester Metropolitan University and Stevienna de Saille, University of Sheffield Fears over the cost of living have reached new highs in the UK after power regulator Ofgem...
Marni Sommer, Columbia University What is behind the tampon shortage? There are a couple of things at play here. First off, it appears tampons are another casualty of the supply chain problems that...
Last April, a video of a YouTuber wearing a fake “mask” went viral in Indonesia. The content creator had a fake mask painted on her face and entered a supermarket with her friend. Their prank was...
Guy Standing, SOAS, University of London Wales has become the latest country to explore the idea of a universal basic income, which gives every adult a fixed amount of money, regardless of their...
A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that disabled people across the Global South have faced ‘significant discrimination’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater...
The toy box has a lot of plastic dinosaurs in it. Jesús Daniel plays on the floor and looks at us shyly. Later, he gives us a master class on dinosaurs. If you ask him about each one, he immediately...
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...
The life of the elderly in Venezuela is spent in queues and with the worry of stretching out money to buy food. They say they want to die of old age and not of hunger. Many of the older adults in...
