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…
USA: Don’t forget the other half
The Democrats must not neglect the millions who voted for Trump Donald Trump, and his populist rhetoric, is leaving the…
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…
