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Celebrities, Mental Illness and the Public Habit of Interference
One in four people will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their life. For people living in crisis or war situations, this figure gets much higher. It certainly seems to be higher for celebrities compared to t...
‘Dark Is Beautiful’ Campaign Questions India’s Skin Colour Prejudices
A movement in India promoting the beauty of all skin colours is pushing back against the country’s obsession with fair skin. ‘Dark is Beautiful‘, founded by a group of women in 2009, has picked up steam in 2013 esp...
Coffee strikers, economic transformation and the juxtaposition of social powers in Colombia
The coffee industry in Colombia was one of the principal engines for the development of the country in the last century. The legacy of coffee is significant for the country, being the world’s biggest exporter of coffee for al...
Lost in Election Season: Partisan Compact or Social Contract
With a national stagnation of wages and an unemployment rate of 8.1%, it would be an understatement to label the current economic “recovery” sluggish. Economic Policy Institute President Lawrence Mishel is but one among the...
The ‘Choice’ Of Fashionable Phones
I know that this might sound crazy, but since Apple released the latest installment of the iPhone 5s and iOS 7 software, I’ve noticed my old and worn out iPhone 4S is starting to crap-out on me. I know I am not the only one; ...
The War Against Killer Robots
“As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever survive our own ingenuity.R...
