Universities have been converted by today’s managerial apparatchiks from places where one wanted to go into places which have to be endured in order to get a job
Australia’s very conservative Liberal Party supports the elite and fails the rest
To win against the Covid-19 virus, the world needs a well-functioning public health system
The divine destiny of authoritarian populism finds fulfillment in not just reshaping what is true and what is a lie, but more importantly, in reshaping reality
As long as the majority of people can be made to believe in their ideology, all is fine in the world of capitalism until The Uninhabitable Earth will kill us all
In most cases, women took over the largest share of additional childcare needs which came in the wake of widespread school closures
Murdochcracy merges Murdoch with democracy. It occurs when Rupert Murdoch’s media empire (US: Fox News; UK: The Sun; AUS: Daily Telegraph, etc.) shapes democracy by massively influencing voters through his media apparatus
Less than ten years ago, a new word entered the world of work. By now, it has risen to stratospheric popularity with 400,000 Google hits, articles, books, lecturers and educational videos: the precariat
Capitalism under the conditions of the Coronavirus pandemic has made working life for many that much worse predominantly for the workers of the Global South
When it speaks, the good-doing elite speaks the deceptive language of making the world a better place, of changing the world, of improving people’s lives, etc.
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