Why Black History Month should be celebrated globally
Picture sourced from: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45731821 Black History Month is an American import and, in the era of ‘post-globalisation’, the world tends…
Hegel’s 250th Birthday: 1770-2020 in perspective
The 27th August 2020 marked the 250th birthday of the German idealist philosopher, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, born in 1770.…
Slacktivism: Do #BlackLivesMatter to LSE?
Written by Almas Talib (MSc Social & Cultural Psychology) and Gen England (MSc Social Anthropology MSc), who are both part…
Comment: Departments should push back against LSE’s ‘league tables over students’ policy – they are our only hope
Over the past weeks, The Beaver has extensively covered the impact of Covid-19 on students, documenting how privilege, inequality, and…
Comment: Are we the generation of political apathy?
Growing up in a politically-active family, I have long been ensconced in politics and foreign affairs. Around the table, it…
Comment: Spread kindness and compassion, not hate and negativity.
In life, what is most desirable is often the least likely outcome. The Covid-19 pandemic epitomises this. As the new…
Comment: Help where you can
The CDC warns that the COVID-19 is likely to be most dangerous for older people or people with underlying health…
Comment: Why I’m proud of LSE’s decision to go digital
Last week, LSE took the unprecedented step of taking all teaching online, replacing in-person exams with other forms of assessment…
Comment: What is the Fourth Estate? Everything.
At a time characterized by media convergence, where structural deregulation persists, and reporting that posits partisan opinion as fact appears…
Comment: What Next? The start of LSE’s Mental Health Journey
On Monday 24th October, Freedom of Mind LSE’s UGM motion to improve mental health support at LSE passed with 434…
