#Society

Saba Salman

Saba_Salman

#HumanRightsDay2020, anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Govt is 'reviewing' #HumanRightsAct just as Covid and responses to it undermine people's rights and entitlements.For people already marginalised, reco

Marlee Tichenor

marleetichenor

Please do take a look at this incredible piece by @TimothyWSchwab in @thenation about the politics of (global) health data production and the role of the @gatesfoundation in shaping what

The Socialist Party

OfficialSPGB

.@MarkRPellegrino — a big fan of capitalism — says “Marxism does not understand human nature”. The “human nature” argument is misleading because human nature refers to eating when you’re hungry,

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/8 Britain is in almost complete lockdown. Nine months since the first. Europe is closing its borders to the British. Across Europe the pandemic is worsening. The US has over

Chris Hanretty

chrishanretty

I have some reservations about the claim that Covid-19 divisions now run deeper than Brexit (1/n)https://twitter.com/pollymackenzie/status/1304301641810706433 The basis for the claim is that the proportion of mask-wearers who hate, resent

Ulrich Schetter

ulrich_schetter

Fighting #COVID19 involves horrible trade-offs. In this paper with @ricardo_hausman, we show why they are particularly excruciating in developing countries and why there is a dire need of immediate and

CedarBough Saeji

TheKpopProf

This is a hugely important story, with massive implications for society in Korea, but it will probably fly under the radar for most people. #Demographic change to the population is

Siobhán Fenton

SiobhanFenton

Today is a really significant day in Ireland as the report into the Mother and Baby Homes is finally being published.It was a cruel system which sought to punish and

Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D.

Ruth_HHopkins

On December 15, 1890, Tatanka Iyotake, Sitting Bull, was assassinated at Standing Rock. A federal agent ordered his arrest, sending 39 policemen. The government was afraid of his power &

Nanjala Nyabola

Nanjala1

Here's the thing. The stuff that holds societies together is not things that can easily be named or quantified. It is the softer stuff of being human that we often

radnad 🐍

UterusCult

Radical feminism MUST be actively and staunchly anti racist, anti homophobia & anti capitalist first and foremost, as this is the most linear route in which to liberate ALL women.

Mario da Penha

mleccha

In @the_hindu Sunday Mag, I write about the crises caused by distress migrations of workers during Mughal, Maratha & colonial times. What did migrants face then, how did these diff.

Cop 🐷 Hater 👿 Extraordinaire

jezawatson

people are dumb like this because our socio-economic status quo has led them to believe that it's silly and impossible for the things that help them live would be provided

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judgingurn

Let's talk about cancel culture. The other day, someone tweeted words of support and encouragement to a registered sex offender. When people called her out on it, she tried to

EllenBee/AdultHumanFemale/EndGenderRecognitionAct

Ellen91333928

Interview with Graham/Tina, mentions 'TransTrain' doc caused huge drop (c75%) in trans cases.https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/interview-with-tina-traster'The Trans Train'1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJGAoNbHYzk2: h

Unathi Kwaza

Unathi_Kwaza

https://mises.org/wire/family-fades-governments-subsidize-daycares-and-nursing-homesHuman life is given meaning and sustenance by various forms of community: the church, the nuclear family, the extended family, fraternal organizations, busi

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