We are not aliens: a plea against climate change doom-thinking
“Humans are the real virus, we deserve to be wiped out.” This is a comment I’ve heard frequently since the
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Author: Sophie Elzinga
Fear of Vaccines
Some countries are rapidly vaccinating their populations, others are experiencing pushback. Why is that?
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Should the Netherlands apologize for slavery?
The death of George Floyd in 2020 sparked anti-racism protests around the world, including in Groningen. But the Netherlands has barely progressed in its discussions on racism, especially when it comes to it’s history with slavery.
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A Rising Tide of Right-wing Politics
In my last article, I talked about Poland and Hungary and their increasingly illiberal democracies. My first question was whether
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Haunted by the Ghost of Fascism
Right wing politics is on the rise everywhere, and in Europe too. Why is that? And what does it look like? In this article I will be looking at the history of and current situation in Eastern Europe.
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Top 10 Positive Things That Happened In 2020
2020 has been a pretty bad year, to put it lightly, but here are 10 good things that have happened despite all that!
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