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What follows is a thought-provoking guest piece from young journalist Polly Nash. I’m fascinated by the power that the ‘American Dream’ has over the populace. The idea that there is … Continue reading The Incoherence of American Individualism
I’ll keep this intro shorter than usual, as what follows is an insightful long read. This was sent in by Faza Qadiri, who has a fantastic blog you can find … Continue reading Gender equality is about men and women!
This piece was sent in by aspiring journalist Maia Flora. She tackles a really interesting subject, that of relationships between mixed race couples. In our discussion for this piece, Maia … Continue reading East meets West…
This piece was written by aspiring journalist Lilia Sebouai. She tackles the ongoing refugee crisis, specifically the horrific events that have recently occurred in Moria, one of Europe’s largest refugee … Continue reading The fire that destroyed Europe’s largest refugee camp has been burning since 2015
The following piece is a condensed version of the final episode of our podcast series on racism. Make sure you check out the series if you haven’t yet! Governments throughout … Continue reading Why are we hostile to immigrants?
The following piece is written by 22 year-old Ken Livingstone who grew up in Manchester. Much like the previous piece uploaded to the blog, Ken provides a first-hand account of … Continue reading “You May Never Understand, But You Can Try”
The following piece is from Seun Odusanya, who shares her experience of growing up as a black British girl. She was made aware of her differences as a teenager, as … Continue reading “Am I Good Enough?”
Now, let’s talk about Donald J.Trump, the President of the USA. In Part 1 of this piece, we discussed the concept of freedom, which is a major strand of patriotic … Continue reading Land of the Free? (Part 2)
During this period, every one of us will have struggled at some point from a mental health perspective. The following piece comes from an expert in the field, Jeremy Clarke … Continue reading Health, Work and COVID-19: why we must avoid repeating the mistakes of the past
The following piece is from Lilia Sebouai, an aspiring newspaper journalist who recently interned with The Telegraph. The debate over ‘voluntourism’ is becoming ever more prominent amongst the younger demographics. … Continue reading How the pandemic stopped me from being a ‘voluntourist’…
Eloise Savill grew up in Bristol and works in the modern slavery charity sector. In this following piece she reflects on historical remnants of the slave trade here in the … Continue reading How can we dismantle the structures of slavery?
This is part 1 of a condensed version of episode 4 from our podcast series on racism. The focus is on racism in the US today. Now, it is often … Continue reading Land of the Free? (Part 1)
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