Rising Waters, Rising Stakes: The Geopolitical Role of AOSIS in Climate Advocacy
The prospect of states disappearing is not just science fiction anymore, as five nations (the Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati) may...
Celebrating Abigail George: An Unsung Literary Achievement
The 2023 Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Prize was awarded to South African writer Abigail George for her evocative poem, In a Lonely Search...
The Global Crisis of Bullshit Culture and Media Manipulation
The American philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt's 2005 book, On Bullshit (originally an article from 1986), offers a theory of bullshit that defines the term...
2024: We Are The People
2024 was a strange transitional year replete with paradoxes and contradictions. It has been the year, in incredible unsettling global and societal ways, the...
The Rise of Echo Chambers in a Connected World
Human society has experienced major changes throughout history, from the agricultural revolution to the industrial and digital eras. Each of these changes has deeply...
The Heat of Violence: Climate Change and Gender-Based Abuse
According to the UN data, women constitute a staggering 80% of those displaced by climate change and face a 14-fold higher risk of death...
Holiday Lessons from a Dog, a Rat, and a Wasp … Will You Play with Me?
There is nothing quite like the joy of playing fetch with an exuberant dachshund thrilled at the sight of a new toy. Or the...
Humanity’s Journey of Climate Change Awareness
Climate change refers to gradual alternation in Earth’s climate system leading to long-term transition in temperature and weather patterns. Historically, planet Earth has passed...
Incels: How they are Radicalized, and How to Deradicalize Them
Misogyny can turn into violence acts against not just women, but also the public. Such were the cases for “incels” (involuntary celibates), the ideological...
INC 5.2: Rethinking Global Plastic Policies
The global plastic pollution treaty negotiations in Busan that were held from November 25 to December 1, 2024, were billed as a historic opportunity...