With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass that spoke out against inequality, discrimination, war, and climate destruction, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
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RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH agues that much as social media are presently guilty of fanning hostilities, the roots of it lie with decades of xenophobic narratives peddled by politicians and the traditional media
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Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
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We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
WE’RE entering the age of “Extreme Information Disorder,” and minorities should be very afraid.
I work for the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), a charity whose aim is to speak up for migrant rights in the UK. I was recently asked to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry on “Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms,” which was set up in the aftermath of the August 2024 riots.
Over the years, we’ve been battling the narrative that led to the explosion of rage that month.
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