Fewer consumers, more creators
Growing research in the education system holds that creativity should be at the heart of education. Innovation is unwise in a society that values conformity over creativity. The government, most...
Category: Society
The Base: fascist networks are complex and multiple
One of the most antiquated, destructive ideologies humanity hasn’t managed to shake off is that of fascism. One would think that with the gradual progressivism we have attained, its ability to rear...
Women are driving change in the automotive sector
When we think of cars or the automotive industry in general, we usually envision burly male mechanics or a bunch of corporate “suits”. From its inception, the auto sector has been an “old boys'...
In the wake of the 10-year challenge, survival is good enough
In mid-November, a tweet went viral that was asking people to detail what their proudest accomplishments of the decade were. We were just weeks away from the start of a new decade and people were...
5 things we can happily leave behind in 2020
Wow, well. 2019 was certainly… a year. And 2009-2019 was certainly a decade! While we’re packing away our end-of-the-year lists and end-of-the-decade memorials (and 2016, shudder), it’s time to...
Unprecedented pressure on the NHS as we head into 2020
2019 was the year in which members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) went on strike for the first time in its 103-year history. More than 15,000 nurses in Northern Ireland took to the picket...
Are unpaid internships hurting more than they help?
“Unpaid interns of the world! Get up and leave the office. You have nothing to lose. Literally.” This is the start of one of my favorite articles about unpaid internships because it’s true....
#BuyNothingDay? Check your privilege
It is Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving when shops offer huge discounts to shoppers who are ready to face their Christmas shopping. A few years ago, those of us in the UK or Australia didn’t...
Donbass: endless positional warfare
Russia-backed Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic on the one hand, and the Western-backed Ukraine on the other hand, keep simulating the peaceful settlement of the Donbass...
Why a Conservative General Election win would be a disaster for Britain
General Election campaigning is in full swing in the UK at the moment. There are leaflets through postboxes, knocks on the door at inopportune moments and endless TV and radio coverage. Every...