OPINION
You know what would be great? Making America sustainable again
An unsustainable capitalist mindset is draining the landscape of the United States dry, writes Robyn Page-Cowman (Photograph by: Robert Couse-Baker) America’s presidential race and election highlighted and obsession with being ‘great again’. However this cannot be...
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Diversity in education creates more than it destroys
Our narrow academic focus reinforces the supposed supremacy of the West, writes DIPO ADEBISI (Photograph by: Jennifer Boyer / Flickr) “University is a place where one should play gracefully with ideas” Stephen Fry told the Phil at Trinity College Dublin in 2010,...
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The Olympics: an unsustainable, unequal celebration
The sporting celebration of the Olympic Games is marred by under-the-table deals and inhumane planning strategies, writes KEVIN KEANE Everyone loves the Olympics. What’s not to love? Two weeks of world-class athletics, with unlikely backstories overcoming all the odds...
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Jolie appointment blurs lines between academics, aid workers and celebrities
Andrea Wickham explores LSE's appointment of Angelina Jolie as a visiting professor. Last week, the London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Science announced the appointment of Angelina Jolie Pitt as a Visiting Professor in Practice on one of their Masters’...
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Carbon trading is not the environmental solution we need
Michael Seifu explains carbon trading and shares his opinion on why he doesn't think it will work. Imagine your neighbour offering you money to dump your waste on their own backyard. Sounds hard to believe? Welcome to the world of international carbon trading! Carbon...
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Making the case for gender quotas
Thamil Ananthavinayagan makes the case for using gender quotas in politics, but not stopping there. The representation of women in politics can be seen as a measure of how progressive a society is. Only 22% of all national parliamentarians in Ireland are female (a...
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Vox pop: Dublin refugee solidarity rally
Cian Doherty conducted a vox pop at the refugee solidarity rally last week, asking the public what should the Irish government do about the conflict in Syria. It’s clear the refugee crisis has touched a nerve in Ireland. Maybe it’s our own troubled history with...
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Refugee crisis – are the numbers really that big?
Gareth Walsh puts the figures of the refugee crisis in context. There has been much commentary on the toxic media and political discourse concerning the recent increase in refugees, fleeing violence, and economic migrants, fleeing poverty, arriving on Europe’s shores...
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Why language matters in the refugee crisis
In this opinion piece, Mary Coogan highlights the contradictions and dehumanising affects of the language used when talking about the refugee crisis. What if Cecil the lion had been a human? What if he had drowned in the Mediterranean instead of being shot just...
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One year on, Operation Protective Edge continues to impact children of Gaza
Last year following the kidnapping and killings of three Israeli teenagers from the settlement of Alon Shvut, in the West Bank, Israel launched Operation Brother’s Keeper. This severe crack down resulted in 5 Palestinian deaths and 350 arrests. It included air raids...
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