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Carol Johnson examines how Trump's policies are reshaping the US economy by removing DEI protections, reinforcing gender and racial inequalities, and empowering billionaire tech elites under the guise of meritocracy.…Read more
Duncan U Fisher examines how government reforms offer hope for improving care workers' pay and conditions, but without proper funding, meaningful change remains uncertain.…Read more
Kristine Sheets examines how embroidery, especially Palestinian tatreez, serves as a powerful medium for preserving memory, resisting erasure, and connecting individuals to cultural history and collective identity.…Read more
Malin Holm argues that online platforms have reshaped power dynamics by lowering barriers to public discourse, a shift that has also fueled antifeminist and misogynistic movements, with harassment campaigns frequently originating from the "manosphere." …Read more
David Walsh and Gerry McCartney, authors of 'Social Murder', reveal how UK austerity policies knowingly caused hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths.…Read more
Carl Rhodes, author of 'Stinking Rich', examines how Donald Trump's presidency embodies the dangerous myth of a law-defying vigilante billionaire saviour.…Read more
Scandals show how the NGO halo effect enables ‘good’ organisations to justify unethical behaviour, highlighting the need for balanced ethics and accountability.…Read more
Jane Holgate and John Page, authors of Changemakers, highlight how we live in dangerous times where democracy is under siege, but by rebuilding community, addressing shared issues, and fostering collective action, we can counter division, restore hope, and create a more inclusive, fairer society.…Read more
Tara Lai Quinlan, author of 'Police Diversity' highlights how Black children have long been subject to disproportionate policing at the hands of UK police, including strip-searches and stop-and-searches.…Read more
Matthew Fisher, author of 'How To Create Societies for Human Wellbeing', examines how wellbeing depends on reducing chronic stress through supportive social conditions, not just medical treatments, requiring systemic change and community action.…Read more