New Social Compact
Trust In Pluralistic Societies: In Search For Common Denominators
Observing today’s world and all conundrums of postmodernism, along with pluralism and the tyranny of choice, one can witness an “era of gaps”, where...
50 million people in modern slavery
Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday.
The latest Global Estimates...
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress...
Socialist Sport
One of the greatest illusions created and systematically encouraged by Stalinist ideologues is that of the so-called “socialist (communist) sport”. Bourgeois ideologues enthusiastically accepted...
UNESCO chief calls for transforming education, with 244 million still out of school
The bell is ringing for the start of a new school year in many countries, but inequalities in access to education are keeping some...
Civet Cats Suffer for Vile Kopi Luwak Coffee
Readers of your article “Kopi Luwak and Black Ivory Coffee: The Most Expensive Types of Coffee in the World” may be surprised to learn...
Democracy and Digital Disorder
Democracy operated on twin principles of Truth and Trust. From 10,000 years ago to the 21st Century human societies evolved from particularized and selected...
Mind and Philosophy
According to Heidegger, in the traditional philosophy commencing with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, human existence became the subject of mind and thus lost its...
Teaching About Race, Racism and Police Violence: Get Educated for a Change in Society
Race, racism, and police violence are major issues in our society today. They are interwoven, expressing the problems faced by some groups of people....
Promises to Keep and ‘Miles to Go Before We Sleep’
We have promises to keep. Promises for a more just, more equal world. Promises to provide inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong...