Year: 2022
Stolen 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?
Read MoreBridgerton and the visibility debate
On March 25th 2022 the world shifted a little bit again with season two of bridgerton finally bein released. In 2020 the world got introduced into a little show called
Read MoreThe glorification of drug abuse
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about media and how it shapes our thinking, doing, being. I also heard a lot about the tv show Euphoria (2019) lately, which
Read MoreThe Egypt-Ethiopian Nile conflict: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a hydropower dam built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, has led to tensions among Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. After Ethiopia announced that it
Read MoreWhy You Should Go Out And Vote For The Municipal Council Elections – 2 Reasons
In 2 days, on the 16th of March 2022, it is time again for the elections of the municipal council. But unlike the national elections, there is not nearly as
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