Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
EdgeNotes
Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi is an old school Italian marxist. Rising up during the 1960s, he spent years in exile in France, during the repression of the 1970s. Steve Latham Now a new superstar of the far left, he has released a new book, “Schizo Mail”, based on short […]
Last week I wrote about how the cityscape contains empty spaces, voids, which are the as-yet undeveloped tracts within the urban setting. Steve Latham But the word ‘void’ possesses a dual meaning. It is also a spiritual word. The void is what mystics experience in the depth of […]
Some neighbourhoods in our cities are labelled ‘void’, or ‘empty space’. They are treated as ‘nothing’. Steve Latham The journal ‘City’, which analyses urban trends, has used a Spanish word, to characterise these spaces as ‘nada’. It isn’t that there is nothing there. There are derelict, unoccupied, […]
Secular pluralism is an unspoken ideology in our society. Consequently, we must examine its hidden assumptions. Steve Latham There are two meanings of the term ‘secular’. It may mean, for example, simply a neutral space for the interplay of ideas, free from religious domination. On the other hand, […]
The challenges of living in and constructing a truly pluralistic society are immense. If we are going to accommodate many different lifestyles and worldviews then we shall face many dilemmas. Steve Latham Reconciling opposing interests is a main problem multi-cultural and interfaith societies will have to deal with. […]
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