Month: April 2022
Go vote for the University Council Elections!
When we vote, we take back our power to choose, to speak up, and to stand with those who support us and each other. Even at the university level, voting
Read MoreDepp v. Heard: The Bandwagon Nature of Public Opinion
If you have been anywhere near social media since the beginning of April, I can assume that you’ve heard of the ongoing defamation trial between John C. Depp, II and
Read MoreStolen Babies Remain an Open Wound in Spain
During the Spanish Civil War and Francoist Spain, thousands of newborns and young children were taken from their parents and brought to new families or orphanages. The aim was to prevent these children from being raised by parents whose political stance did not match the state ideology.
Read MoreGuantánamo Bay: “Hunt down and punish those (not) responsible”
Although former US-President Obama promised to close the prison during his campaign in 2009, Cuba-based Guantánamo Bay is still operational to this day, more than twenty years later. The prison
Read MoreThe effects of colonialisation on climate change
Earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report in which the word “colonialism” appeared for the first time in 30 years. The IPCC, the
Read MoreThe Let-Down effect: when the pressure is finally off, but sickness kicks in
It is only one more week until the exam period is officially over. You might already have finished, or you might still be spending day after day in the university
Read MoreVictor Orbán wins again
When on April 3rd the results for the election in Hungary came in, many people were clearly shocked. Even though the opposition party had hoped to end up close to
Read MoreWhat is ‘The Great Reset’ and what are its dangers?
Posters on ‘the Great Reset’ have sprung up all over the country, with the significant words ‘you will own nothing and you will be happy’. What exactly is meant by this phrase, where does it come from and what are its potential implications for our democracy?
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