A happy state: Why is the welfare state under attack when happiness economics shows it is the system most conducive to human wellbeing?
Spitting on the grave of ‘positive psychology’ that aims to convince us that if we can be happy if we…
Author Archives: Maro
The Pentagon shouldn’t get to absolve itself for bombing a hospital
Do you remember there is still war in Afghanistan? by Phillis Bennis, via TNI The Pentagon just made it official:…
Steunpakket Griekenland voor 95% naar banken
At least we’re saving the banks… door Keers via Globalinfo Een onderzoeksrapport van twee economen van het ESMT (European School…
Dutch dragnet surveillance bill leaked: an analysis
Another attack on privacy but also of the freedom of political organization. The citizens that are most spied on are…
A Culture of Speed: Anticipation, Acceleration and Individualization in Academic Science
The image of the wise professor and the crazy scientist, who’s passion and curiosity are their only driving force is…
Numbers (or, The Spectacle of Statistics in the Production of “Crisis”)
An interesting article about how statistics can be more than ‘just facts’. The numbers presented on the ‘refugee crisis’ are…
From the Archives: Explainer: what caused Ireland’s Easter rising?
Building collective memory: the Easter Rebellion, the armed insurrection during the Easter Week in April 1916 was one of the…
Clothes on Trial: M.G.C. and the Need to Combat Rape Stereotypes
Just a reminder that rape is not an issue for far-away India. It is very much relevant in Europe. And…
Europe/Crisis: New Keywords of “the Crisis” in and of “Europe” – “Humanitarian Crisis”
The New Keywords Collective presents an analysis of how we come to use terms such as ‘refugee’, ‘migrant’, ‘crisis’, and…
The Political Form at Last Rediscovered
Inspiring and motivating article about the commune of today. This article is included in the first issue of the printed…