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…
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…
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…
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…
Monitoring Migrants or Criminals… or Both?
How is the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee policing the borders? What is the Mobile Security Monitor and how are migrants turned…
‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign reveals continuing gender equality divide
“There is no country in the world where women have equal status or influence to men, a study shows.” by…
Spying on a see through world: the “Open Source” intelligence industry
An older but relevant article on the outsourcing of surveillance, and on how private companies spy on every day citizens…
Worried about the return of fascism? Six things a dissenter can do in 2016
‘Commentary misses the point: the legitimacy of Trump or Le Pen comes not from the sudden appeal of a new…