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Is Celebrity Culture Political? Zionism Prevails in Hollywood, Again

Is Celebrity Culture Political? Zionism Prevails in Hollywood, Again

Yasmin Elsouda, BA International Relations Whether or not celebrity culture should be politicised is incessantly debated in the media. Is Kanye crazy? Shouldn’t Kaepernick just stick to sports? Why is Kim in The White House? The notion that popular culture is somehow isolated from the rest of the world

Is China on its way to global supremacy, and if so, at what cost for developing countries?

Is China on its way to global supremacy, and if so, at what cost for developing countries?

“The ambition is immense” – one economist explains in their analysis of ‘What is China’s Belt and Road initiative?’ (BRI). The strategy launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, involves supplying trillions of dollars as part of an infrastructure project to reroute global trade. For instance, gas pipelines from the

It is not overpopulation that is killing our planet, it is overconsumption.

It is not overpopulation that is killing our planet, it is overconsumption.

Every year the Global Footprint Network calculates the Earth Overshoot Day or Earth Debt Day. This is the date that marks when humanity’s resource consumption for the year had exceeded Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year. In 1987, the first year in which the EOD was

Mr. Khan’s appointment shows no improvement for Ahmadis

Mr. Khan’s appointment shows no improvement for Ahmadis

The plight of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan is that they have been locked in a continuous fight for their right to live as ordinary law-abiding citizens; however, the law has not deemed them as being worthy to hold that status. The Ahmadis believe themselves to be just another Muslim

It’s Time to Talk About Academic Bullying

It’s Time to Talk About Academic Bullying

We often think of bullying as something that happens at school, between kids that will later grow out of it. But there is growing evidence that this happens beyond the classroom. Indeed, workplace bullying and harassment is thought to cost the UK economy £18 billion a year, as well as,

WHO CAN SAVE OUR PLANET?

WHO CAN SAVE OUR PLANET?

My parents recall being warned about climate change. They were told to be ecologically conscious, for their actions were shaping the planet they were leaving behind for their grandchildren. Today, this future is much nearer than they thought. My parents, and even my grandparents, will live through the consequences of

Choke’a-Cola? Coca-Cola.

Choke’a-Cola? Coca-Cola.

Is Coca-Cola failing to take adequate responsibility of the quality and safety of their products being sold abroad? One case in Nigeria would suggest otherwise, portraying Coca-Cola as a company bound by no moral obligation. In March 2017, a high court judge in Nigeria, Justice Adedayo Oyebanji, ruled that soft