Social media highlights of the week
We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So, we wanted to share with you some of the better...
If you are disappointed with the election result, there are things you can do to help you move on
Andre Spicer, City, University of London On the morning after every election, millions of people whose side has lost start the day feeling down. And so it was for Labour supporters after the 2019...
Countries that violate human rights have been elected to the UN Human Rights Council
In January 2020, Venezuela, Sudan, Mauritania and Libya will join the UN Human Rights Council, after an election that has set alarm bells off around the world, as these are countries known for...
And The Monsters: mental health in America
This is the first in a series about mental health in America Lack of access to adequate mental health care in the United States is one of the things that’s tearing this country apart. I wrote...
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....
Social media highlights of the week
We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So, we wanted to share with you some of the better...
Must reads: merch, cops, stars, climate, Cambodia, con man
Welcome back to our weekly round-up of the long reads on the web that are worth the investment. If you want to make sure you don’t miss future Global Comment content, don’t forget to sign up to...
Tory candidate says disabled employees should be paid less
“Some people with learning disabilities don’t understand about money”, proclaims Conservative parliamentary candidate Sally Ann Heart. Therefore, she says, we should pay disabled people less...
“No to Trump – No to NATO”: thousands protest in London against Trump and the NATO summit
As NATO leaders convened in Buckingham Palace on the 3rd of December to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary at the Heads of State summit, thousands of furious protestors marched the streets of...
America and Kurdistan’s “enduring bond”
Last week, during a surprise trip to Iraq, Vice President Pence praised what he called the “enduring bond that exists between the Kurdish people and the people of the United States.” It is not...