By Charles Hill

“On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. Nike released a video entitled “For Once, Don’t Do It”, Netflix declared that “to be silent is to be complicit”, and Amazon, Ben & Jerry’s and even Barbie posted their approval for the protests. If companies can use their influence for good, surely we should be celebrating their newfound social conscience?”

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By Mostafa Hegab and Basheer Alsayd, Writing Analysts at Unicast Entertainment

From Facebook selling ad information to personal data breaches, headlines have one thing in common: privacy. As personal data continues to be exploited, the focus has shifted from why we need privacy to how we can protect it as our dependency on the internet grows. So while society takes on this debate, it might be beneficial to understand how humanity has dealt with privacy throughout the ages, and how privacy has become intertwined with democracy.

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Eva draws societal, functional and political parallels between the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the current climate crisis. She uses these to reflect on how exceptionalism should again be implemented to counter Earth system breakdown.

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By Emma McKeown

“In a generation raised on aesthetics, social media has become the ideal platform for romanticising - for proving ourselves and convincing others that we are having a good time rather than actually enjoying the moment”

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By Clara Tipper

“Every individual should be empowered to make their own political opinion, given impartial and sufficient information. Further, a country’s government should reflect the diversities of its people - this is far from our current reality”

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By Calum Stewart

In this article, Calum explores Labour's pitch for second place in the Holyrood elections, and details a drinking game to get you through the results.

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By Jennifer Geminiani

Jennifer critically analyses current Italian political affairs and the past election dilemma. If you are Italian, or just have an interest in international relations, this is a must read!

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By Clara Tipper

In this article, Clara explores the diverse ways in which contemporary artists are shining a spotlight on the refugee crisis, and ultimately, why political art can be an effective medium for change.

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By Grace Vollers

“To think of change, I believe, is to see a pandemic rip apart lives and families, or to see layers of systemic oppression reach their boiling point. It is to watch as world leaders are dragged down and to see governments break. It is to externalize transformation. But to perceive change, that is to feel it in each of us individually.”

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By Hitanshi Badani

In this article, Hitanshi presents a brief introduction to India's ongoing farmer protests against the 2020 Farm Laws. She further analyzes the legal implications of these laws and how they underscore some of India's broader socio-political issues.

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By Joseph Daly

In this article, Joseph Daly discusses the potential impact of Alex Salmond’s latest vanity project on the Scottish Parliament elections.

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By Laura Bennie

“When women are portrayed one dimensionally, it is easy to overlook sexual violence. It is far past time to challenge these conceptions, and to do so, it is important to understand how embedded they are in art history.”

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By Hilary Chan

Hilary explains how the decision to make Dr Alison Kerr redundant needs tripping up by its own reversion, where gender studies and the philosophy of hegemony protests an institution's narrative on women.

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By Marina Damji

Marina explains how inequal vaccine distribution is exasperating inequality between high-income and low-income countries.

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By Giulia Colangeli

Life's too short to do things "because you have to, period". Enjoy uselessness, enrich your life with novelty and explore: you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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By Calum Stewart

Calum explores the Malthusian discourse surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change

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By Catherine Mullner

Catherine offers political insight and historical background into the aesthetic we can’t seem to escape (and frankly, don’t want to)

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By Lia Da Giau

Lia guides you through the complexity of psychedelic substances, providing insights on the history of psychedelics and the potential of these drugs in the legal market and pharmaceautical industry.

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Valentina explores the complex realities of debt diplomacy starting from a recent financing war for Ecuador between the US and China, and invites readers to question a geopolitical narrative that neatly corners countries into “good” and “bad”

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Emily examines the extremeties of censorship in regards to Russian experimental duo, IC3PEAK

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