The (flexible) future of the workforce
Imagine it is August 2021 at 8 a.m.. You’re sitting at your home office, wearing comfortable clothing. Sure, dressing for success is important in communicating the company's values when meeting...
Dying in indifference, the abandonment of old-age pensioners in Venezuela
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...
How Beirut’s port explosion exacerbates Lebanon’s economic crisis
by Hannes Baumann, University of Liverpool The explosion that tore through Beirut on Tuesday August 4 was so strong that shockwaves were felt on the island of Cyprus, over 200 kilometres away. At...
Social media heroes part twenty one: images, videos and stories of unity and fun
The social media round-up posts we create here at Global Comment are often full of videos and updates that will tickle your sense of humour. Some weeks, though - and this is one - they also include...
Why we eat what we eat: dog meat in Indonesia
In Indonesia, dog meat has never become mainstream, but this does not mean it is non-existent. The meat is often advertised as having healing properties; sellers would say the meat can cure serious...
The animal rights movement needs its own Greta Thunberg
Scarcely two years ago, Greta Thunberg was an anonymous, solitary teenager sitting on damp pavement outside the Swedish Parliament, protesting inaction on the climate crisis. She carried a...
“You don’t know that”
By now, you’ve probably seen the (astonishing for those of us who still consider the U.S. president somewhat capable of doing his job) interview the fantastic Jonathan Swan just did with Donald...
White blindness: the original sin
When white people play the “I don’t see race” card they are either A) lying (to others and/or themselves) or B) being racist (as it follows that “not seeing race” literally means not seeing...
Social media heroes part twenty: images, videos and stories of unity and fun
They make us laugh, they make us cry, and they keep on coming. Social media posts from geniuses, musicians, comedians and that bloke round the corner. We've chosen our favourite social media updates...
Still watching the road: an ode to my father, Ali Khasawneh
Every year, on my birthday, I would get a call from my father. Invariably, he would tell me something along these lines: "The day you were born was a bank holiday Monday. It was a wonderful summer...