insert_link Opinion Pieces Irish referendum: how the Catholic church shaped Ireland’s constitution to define the status of women By Caitriona Beaumont, London South Bank University It has been 87 years since feminist and activist Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington declared that the new 1937 Irish constitution was based on a “fascist model, in which women would be relegated to permanent inferiority”. Several clauses were labelled “sinister and retrogressive” by women’s groups who feared gender bias embedded within the constitution would restrict Irish women to their domestic roles as wives […] todayFebruary 7, 2024 20
insert_link Lifestyle What inner speech is, and why philosophy is waking up to it Hunia Studio/Shutterstock Daniel Gregory, Universitat de Barcelona It is quite rare for philosophers to start investigating a new area, and a lot of the questions they explore have been around since ancient times. However, there is something they have only begun to look at closely in the last 15 years or so, which sits at the intersection of psychology and philosophy: inner speech. Also known as the internal monologue, inner […] todayFebruary 7, 2024 22
insert_link Uncategorized Meta’s cash dividend boosts Zuckerberg’s net worth Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth has increased by over $28 billion between your morning coffee and lunch break. The Meta founder and CEO — who is already worth more than $140 billion, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index — has cleaned up from Meta’s share price skyrocketing over the past day, after the company announced its first-ever cash dividend program. todayFebruary 5, 2024 10
insert_link Uncategorized China Pledges to Stabilise Markets But Gives No Detail Authorities in China say they will make efforts to stabilise markets after shares sank to a five year low on Friday. A massive selloff has seen more than $6 trillion of value wiped off the market. Patrick Fok reports. todayFebruary 5, 2024 13
insert_link Uncategorized Declining Affordability: Michael Saddam Amushelelo Voices Concerns on Housing Accessibility for Domestic Workers Post-Independence In a recent interview with Future Media News, Michael Saddam Amushelelo expressed a prevailing sentiment that, unlike the pre-Independence era, domestic workers struggle to afford housing in the present day. Amushelelo emphasized the need for action by the establishment of a union to address and combat the housing challenges faced by workers in the current socio-economic landscape. todayFebruary 2, 2024 23
insert_link Namibia Gobabis Town Council Initiates Eviction of Urban Farmers, Sparks Controversy The Gobabis Town Council has ignited controversy by setting a pressing deadline for the eviction of urban generational farmers and farm dwellers today. Citing the legal authority of the Public and Environment Health Act of 2015, the council stands firm, while the Landless People's Movement strongly opposes the move. Despite previous resolutions and persistent efforts by farmers to secure land access, the issue remains a contentious point. Lifalaza Simataa, representing […] todayJanuary 31, 2024 43
insert_link Uncategorized Anti-Muslim hate rises in US There's been a jump in cases of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the US since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Complaints increased by nearly 180 per cent in the three months afterwards, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. todayJanuary 30, 2024 6
insert_link South Africa The World Court rescues international law from the Gaza rubble At the International Court of Justice, Nadeli Pandor, left, South Africa’s foreign minister, and Vusimuzi Madonsela, who led South Africa’s delegation to the reading of the court’s order concerning their country’s case accusing Israel of genocide, Jan. 26, 2024. The court found the allegations of such acts “plausible.” UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Frank van Beek. Courtesy of the ICJ In a speech on Dec. 4, 1997, commemorating the International Day of […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 8
insert_link Uncategorized US Supreme Court declines to stop nitrogen gas execution in Alabama The US Supreme Court says it will not intervene to halt the execution of a convicted murderer in Alabama who is due to become the first inmate to be put to death with nitrogen gas. Kenneth Smith is due to be executed on Thursday, after an earlier attempt to put him to death was botched in 2022. Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports. todayJanuary 25, 2024 14