“The plague reminds us that the legacy of the eternal “wonder” of Athens contains within it a cautionary tale: the failure of democratic society to cope with a lethal epidemic. The model of how…
“With recent calls for nationalising Amazon during lockdown, and the weaponisation of Facebook amidst the spread of the 5G conspiracy theory, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the heightened…
“When art is meaningful and substantive, viewers can become enlightened, inspired and empowered. And this can lead to change, which we urgently need” (Judy Chicago, 2020).
“Contact-tracing apps pose major concerns for liberties and privacy. Even though such tools may be necessary to track the spread of the coronavirus, the fear that Big Tech companies will misuse…
“The silencing of victims of political violence — the reduction of those who have suffered to lamentation and weeping — demonstrates its worst consequence: its paralyzing power...art matters because…
“It’s a mistake to believe most conspiracy theories, but it’s also a mistake to assume that they bear no relation to reality. Some are just insane emanations or deliberate misinformation. But others…
“While President Trump and his allies in Congress seek to tighten access to food stamps, they are showing compassion for one group: zillionaires. Their economic rescue package quietly allocated $135…
“Nationalism is the most facile and effective of political tools, as well as the most dangerous. It was important, in the midst of a pandemic that has revealed a world incapable of a coordinated…
“Even before the coronavirus pandemic, political campaigns, in particular, were engaged in a digital arms race to gather as much information about citizens’ whereabouts, habits, and beliefs as…
“After three months of chaos and deaths caused by the pandemic, the continent, led by Germany and France, is giving convergence another try” (Sylvie Kauffmann, 2020).
