A usual citizen armed with a smartphone can be more successful in his demands to a state than a militant with a machine gun. Social media and modern technology have made non-violent resistance more effective than ever before.
Category: Society & Culture
Football: Two Sides of the Pitch
Disparate situations of football industry: on one side a business and commercial world with billions within, allowing luxury for those privileged, and on the other human rights violations – consequences of infrastructure progress by World Cup hosts Brazil and Qatar.
The Struggle for Survival: Billionaires in a Slum
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the world’s leaders discuss humankind’s most pressing problems. Not far from the conference, they can volunteer to experience what it is like to live in a slum – the Struggle for Survival begins.
Love Commandos: Fighters for Love
When thinking of a typical Bollywood love film, an image of people singing and dancing comes to mind. The story is usually something along the lines of: guy meets girl from another caste, they fall in love, the parents disapprove, but in the end, their parents change their mind and a big wedding takes place. All with a lot of singing and dancing in between, of course. But there cannot be a happy ending for everyone. The reality is often much more cynical.
The Shame of the G-Word
In Australia, the history wars keep raging on all fronts from politics to the public sphere, and frommedia to academia. Many of the blemishes of the continent’s indigenous history have been revealed and admitted to, but the debate over Australia’s silent genocide remains one of the fiercest battles.
Commercialisation of the Mountain
Being above the clouds after climbing for days is an accomplishment. That feeling of being above everything. But, are you really above everything? What about the people that are living in the village just underneath you? What about the carriers and the guides who helped you get there?
Viral Misinformation
Diseases that have almost been eradicated are making a comeback in the unlikeliest of places. Their strongest ally? A growing movement against the practice of vaccination.
Consumerism and the Lack of Happiness
Feeling the urge to buy new things, despite owning more than enough, merely to make myself feel good, made me wonder: what is the deal with our consumerist society – and where is it going?
Putin, Oil, AK-47: How Political Stereotypes Rule Our Everyday Lives
Establishing and reproducing national stereotypes about citizens from other countries is often a part of a cynical strategy of mass-media and politics. However, ordinary people are the ones who end up suffering from their existence.