The man picked by the Conservative Party to stand in Nadine Dorries' Mid Bedfordshire seat already has a string of controversies under his belt
Activism
(This is another post in my series on Michigan politics, broadly construed.) Why am I thinking about 1961? Because that was one year before University of Michigan students published the Port Huron Statement, a pivotal document that laid out the intellectual foundations of New Left student activism. (Excellent UM exhibit on the statement here.) I […]
The endorsement thrusts her campaign into the centre of a debate about empire in what is a proudly multicultural city
Contraceptive rights has become the new front in the far-right's attack on women
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how society, and people in my profession (academics), think about activism. It seems to me that there is a widespread insufficient appreciation for the importance of activists in the world; often that attitude is even plainly dismissive. If this is true, then why is this the case, and […]
The fight against climate change is failing to put a dent in the huge profits of the same companies who helped fuel the crisis
If a new 'Hijab and Chastity Bill' succeeds with no condemnation from voices abroad, the international community will be culpable, writes Parisa Hashempour
A prominent women's rights activist complained about a "defender" of an alleged abuser sitting on the board of a whistleblowing charity. The reply she got blew her away.
"Apparently, he is 'putting Ashfield on the map'. I think he is making us a laughing stock" one constituent said