When Israel was created in 1948, Zionists set about ethnic cleansing by expelling Palestinians – the Nakba (‘catastrophe’) – an endeavour on the part of Israel being currently replayed in Gaza and the West Bank. Sean Sheehan “The Lord”, a rare fictional account of life in Palestine before […]
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Education can constitute a practice of freedom
Education can constitute a practice of freedom. Depending on how we understand “social justice” and “education” the relationship between them changes. “Social justice” can be a slippery concept, particularly when it is kidnapped by a government that supports an individual-blaming culture. Mabel Encinas The Centre for Social Justice, […]
That racism creates violence and inequality in Brazil
Brazil is the country with the most Afro-descendants outside of Africa, but its cultural wealth coexists with a painful legacy of slavery, exclusion and injustice. Structural racism persists in all areas, and black youth face systemic violence that continues to be unpunished, despite recent attempts at reparation and historic visibility. […]
“Venezuela has oil”
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country’s oil is act of desperation from the US hegemon. James Meadway / The Ecologist* Donald Trump has kicked off 2026 in his signature style. Six years ago, on January 3rd, 2020, the US carried out the […]
Migrating into racism and workplace harassment
Omar*, an immigrant who arrived in the UK several years ago, is holding various jobs to try to get ahead for his family. However, in one of these he tells us that he is suffering from ‘Work harassment’. The situations that Omar encounters in his 3 jobs are each […]
















