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In a heart-warming and climate-cooling victory for both democracy and environment, the Scottish government plans to place an indefinite ban on fracking.
A temporary moratorium on the environmentally questionable fossil fuel extraction technique had already been in place since January 2015, with a five-month public consultation earlier this year inviting citizens’ views on whether it should be made permanent. Read more...
Join us on a whistlestop tour of the latest anti-democratic fad, the politics of distraction.
Prior to this millennium, political novelties like the Monster Raving Loonies, or intrepid American Satanists testing the limits of “religious freedom” protections, might reasonably have been considered among the most salient distractions to the democratic process. Read more...
An Oxford-based student campaign network group has today launched a set of principles aimed at improving media’s portrayal of migrant issues.
People & Planet developed the list in coordination with migrant activists, young migrants, and members of the media. It includes proposals such as a moratorium on the use of the phrase “illegal immigrants” in favour of more humanising terms, more direct input from migrants in coverage of their issues, and the neutralisation of racial prejudice in media coverage. Read more...
The Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq has provided a golden opportunity for the West that they will surely squander.
The Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence for the region in Monday’s referendum. Out of 3.3 million voters, 92% voted in favour of secession from Iraq, with a turnout of 72.6% and, it seems, no allegations of vote tampering. Read more...
People are loving clean lines, less clutter, getting balanced and getting conscious with their design choices these days. Scandinavian design captures this essence and is increasingly infiltrating home decor, fashion, food and coffee. But why? and why now?
Within Europe, Nordic culture and society is put on a socio-economic, political and cultural pedestal: from their energy efficiency (even though Norway’s top export is petroleum), to their social-democratic approach to government policies, they really seem to be getting it right. Read more...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to start collecting social media data from immigrants starting from October 18th.
The new rule was published in the Federal Register last week, and will apply to all immigrants including green card holders and naturalised citizens. Read more...
Exclusively native to Chinese mountain ranges, the panda has become a significant tool in the country’s evolving diplomatic strategies.
The giant panda is one of the most charismatic and beloved species on the planet. The clumsy bear has stolen the hearts of the public for years and has infiltrated many aspects of our day to day lives, from movie franchises to commercials to brand logos. Read more...
As we face the public resurgence of a politics we long thought banished, the time has come again to ask ourselves exactly how we respond to the far right
I’ve said it in the title and I’ll say it again for the kids at the back of the class. Read more...
Labour MP Paul Flynn is urging people to use weed in the Houses of Parliament in order to challenge the current law and help those suffering from serious illnesses.
Flynn spoke during a Commons debate about drug policy and stated that using the Class B drug on Parliament grounds is “the only way we can get through the common mind of the government”. Read more...
Capcom’s latest instalment of the Resident Evil franchise is filled with nuanced social commentary about what scares us… and what should really scare us.
What is your greatest, darkest fear? Is it monsters under the bed? Perhaps something slightly more realistic like a swarm of spiders or an angry, flying shark? Read more...
