Humanosity says…. Historically the ideal of Pan Africanism was at the heart of independence movements across Africa. This article examines how the recent deadly bout of xenophobia in South...
Politics
The American Empire Is Sick. Is it on its Deathbed?
Humanosity says…In this article from Foreign Policy.com, author David Klion argues that failure in the centre ground of US politics has left the United States up for sale to the highest bidder...
How Issues of Sovereignty and Delusion are at the heart of the...
Humanosity says…This is a sharp critique of the central arguments put forward by Brexiteers by Mona Ali in the Political Quarterly Blog. She goes through the main pro Brexit arguments and how...
Edward Snowden in His Own Words: Why I Became a Whistle-Blower
Humanosity says…Snowden’s revelations have been described by some as the worst intelligence disaster in US history. For others his actions were a courageous act to designed to warn people...
Why A Court Ruling Against Gerrymandering Could Mean Trouble for...
Humanosity says…It’s a little bewildering that US politicians can influence the drawing of electoral boundaries. Surely they should not be let anywhere near this as it will inevitably...
How Brexit will change the Shape and Direction of the UK Economy
Humanosity says…This excellent piece by Martin Sandbu in the Political Quarterly examines in depth what impact the various Brexit options will have on the shape and direction of the UK economy...
The Crucial Role of Steve Bannon in Radicalising the Far Right
Humanosity says….Over the last two decades we have witnessed the emergence of Islamic extremism. However this has meant that we haven’t paid enough attention to how the far right has been...
The Reaction to a Hardcore Huntress: A Philosophical Debate
There has been an outbreak of moral indignation over pictures of self-avowed ‘hardcore huntress’ Larysa Switlyk posting pictures of her next to goat she had shot on Islay next to the caption “We...
The Dark Money That Wants to Influence British Elections. Nigel...
Humanosity says…The Byline Times has produced an excellent series of reports that investigate the shadowy finances that seem to be funding Brexit. There seems to be a concerted effort on the...
The West is in Decline, Again
The big political events of today; the rise of populism, Brexit and the surprise election of Trump all have something in common – they are underpinned by an argument that states society is not...
How a weekend of discussing politics shifted the views of these...
Humanosity says the more time we spend online usually means we spend less time actually talking to each other face to face. Whilst this has all sorts of consequences but it accentuates the echo...
How Right Wing Extremism Went Global Whilst We Looked The Other...
Humanosity says…The far-right terrorist attack in Christchurch, in which 50 people were killed, was the deadliest mass murder in NZ’s history. Yet it was inspired by a right wing extremism that...
The Real Motivation Behind Many of Those Advocating Brexit...
Humanosity asks….Question: What does Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexit financier Arron Banks and right-wing media owners Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, all leading Brexiteers, have...
China will Change but not by Following Western Ways
Humanosity says…As China celebrates its 70th anniversary of communist rule the demonstrations in Hong Kong give us a glimpse of the iron rule the party has. Academics used to believe that...
Do We Need to Put a Limit on Wealth to save the Planet?
Humanosity says….Climate change is going to affect all of us yet as always in life it is the poor that will be hit the hardest and will suffer the most. In this article from the Guardian...
Foreign Policy: Can It Ever Be Ethical?
The continual drip feeding of the grisly details of the fate suffered by Jamal Khashoggi have focused the World’s media squarely on the ethics of foreign policy. Countless headlines and discussions...
The Hidden Link Between Populists and the Ultra Wealthy.
Humanosity says…The rise of populism has transformed politics across the Western world. Although populism isn’t a new phenomenon, in its latest incarnation nationalism is being sold as...
Key Lessons in How to Prevent Extremism. It’s Not About...
Humanosity says….We have been following the how the far right is becoming more organised and expanding it’s reach globally. For instance the radicalisation of the perpetrator of the...
China irks India over Kashmir two days before summit
Humanosity says…Kashmir has long been a fault line between India and Pakistan but many forget that there’s a third actor in this protracted dispute – China. This article from...
How war forced the United States to rethink the politics of oil
Humanosity says…The long and checkered history of Western intervention in the Middle East has been predicated on the premise of ensuring the the supply of oil. However this article from the...