Breaking our silence: The fight against racism should include Asians too.
Many people, including world leaders like former US President Donald Trump, have consistently conflated Covid-19 with “Asian” identity. It is…
The intellectual collapse of Western arrogance
2020 was hopefully the final nail in the coffin for Western arrogance – an intellectual edifice that has plagued the…
Why we need to stop using the phrase: “Committed suicide”
“Committing suicide” – let’s unpack this phrase: What other phrases do we associate with the term “committing”? People “commit” crimes.…
While we were asleep: The Coronavirus Pandemic and the erosion of Human Rights
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic, setting off a…
Speaking up: Confessions of being Chinese
As coronavirus cases escalated in the UK, angst and fear drove me home from the busy metropolis to the peaceful…
Editorial: Russell Group student newspapers for no-detriment policy
As the editors of Russell Group student newspapers, we are writing collectively to request a reversal of the Russell Group’s…
How opportunism defines Boris Johnson
Picture this scene: The sun is setting and ferries are carrying passengers home from a long day at work. As…
LSESU Sabbatical Officers: LSE’s online proctoring plans are a betrayal of its values
In an op-ed, the LSESU Sabbatical Officers warn about the consequences of LSE’s plans for online proctoring. Update: LSE informed…
Lessons from America’s toxic romance with meritocracy
24% of American adults believe in the conspiracy theory QAnon, which conjures up a world in which virtually all of…
Black Friday is dangerous – For both students and the planet
November is one of the worst months on the ecologist’s calendar. And on my list, the very worst culprit of…
