The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions. According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which coordinated the research on a trove of more than 11 …more…
War & Conflict
An animated interview of John Perkins, author of ‘HoodWinked’ and ‘Confessions Of An Economic Hitman’
John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States …more…
Here’s What Happens If You Question Gun Control At An Arms Fair
When the American Constitution was drawn up, America was not a particularly stable place. The land of the free was barely a land… Or particularly free. As America’s forefathers attempted to set up some form of government, they agreed on the key tenants to enforce as the law of the land. Seeing as there …more…
Syria’s War: Whose Fighting Who
The sheer volume of news stories regarding the Syrian conflict can be overwhelming. With so many seemingly contradictory stories coming out of the region, it may seem impossible to keep up with the political shit storm being fuelled by the Global Superpowers. Luckily for you, this video exists. Ezra Klein’s 5-minute animation briefly summarises the …more…
‘Football Cares’. AS Roma want you to care too.
Football is undoubtedly an international language that is spoken by millions all over the world, so what better platform for spreading awareness and raising money for those in need. Football Cares has been set up by AS Roma to bring the international football community together to raise urgently needed funds to address the escalating global …more…
The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained – In A Nutshell
Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? This video made by Kurzgesagt (which means “in a nutshell” in German), gives an explanation and raises awareness in support of the the UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Since the start …more…
Nothing captures Western hypocrisy on refugees like British tabloid front pages!
This excellent article on Vox.com highlights the outrageous hypocrisy by British tabloid papers, particularly ‘The Sun’, ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘The Daily Express’. OK these papers can be fun and light hearted, they have great entertainment pages with lot’s of celebrity gossip and of course are the bastions of sport reporting. But frankly they’d say …more…
What Do You Know about the Humans Right Act?
The Human Rights Act 1998 (also known as the Act or the HRA) came into force in the United Kingdom in October 2000. It is composed of a series of sections that have the effect of codifying the protections in the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. All public bodies (such as courts, …more…