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This fantastic extract from @rutgerbregman.com’s new book really resonated with me. Bregman argues that given the dire situation we find ourselves in, we have a moral responsibility to use our careers to affect positive change in the world. Very powerful reading!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world
Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option …
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This fantastic extract from @rutgerbregman.com’s new book really resonated with me. Bregman argues that given the dire situation we find ourselves in, we have a moral responsibility to use our careers to affect positive change in the world. Very powerful reading!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Gen Z is in thrall to TikTok’s Pied Piper of populism. We must fight to break the spell | Alison Phillips
Gen Z is in thrall to TikTok’s Pied Piper of populism. We must fight to break the spell | Alison Phillips
A survey found that young people admitted finding democracy dull against the toxic glamour of strongman politics
‘DYOR.” That’s what they say. That’s Do Your Own Research, for those of us not quite meeting the 13- to 28-year-old gen Z age bracket. It’s a…
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Gen Z is in thrall to TikTok’s Pied Piper of populism. We must fight to break the spell | Alison Phillips
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The International Criminal Court, established in 1998, was created to try the worst crimes in the world.
But can the court survive 2025?
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA
But can the court survive 2025?
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA
January 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The International Criminal Court, established in 1998, was created to try the worst crimes in the world.
But can the court survive 2025?
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA
But can the court survive 2025?
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA
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Best of the Year: Some of the most forceful critics of Te Tiriti and tikanga are invincibly ignorant of these matters, writes Dame Anne Salmond. What’s needed is a debate with gravitas and mana newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/26/a...
Anne Salmond: Iwi, Kiwi and Te Tiriti
Comment: Some of the most forceful critics of Te Tiriti and tikanga are invincibly ignorant of these matters, writes Dame Anne Salmond. What's needed is a debate with gravitas and mana.
newsroom.co.nz
December 30, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Best of the Year: Some of the most forceful critics of Te Tiriti and tikanga are invincibly ignorant of these matters, writes Dame Anne Salmond. What’s needed is a debate with gravitas and mana newsroom.co.nz/2024/10/26/a...
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Whose fault is this recession? Let's rank the villains for giggles 🧵
Boss villain is easy, ol' Shock and Orr.
RBNZ took a hero pill in 2020 and went nuts juicing the housing market. Then they took *another* pill in late 2021 and slowed the flow of credit to a trickle through 2023 and 2024. [1/n]
Boss villain is easy, ol' Shock and Orr.
RBNZ took a hero pill in 2020 and went nuts juicing the housing market. Then they took *another* pill in late 2021 and slowed the flow of credit to a trickle through 2023 and 2024. [1/n]
December 21, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Whose fault is this recession? Let's rank the villains for giggles 🧵
Boss villain is easy, ol' Shock and Orr.
RBNZ took a hero pill in 2020 and went nuts juicing the housing market. Then they took *another* pill in late 2021 and slowed the flow of credit to a trickle through 2023 and 2024. [1/n]
Boss villain is easy, ol' Shock and Orr.
RBNZ took a hero pill in 2020 and went nuts juicing the housing market. Then they took *another* pill in late 2021 and slowed the flow of credit to a trickle through 2023 and 2024. [1/n]
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December 9, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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Dame Anne Salmond agrees with the NZ Initiative on one aspect of cuts to universities’ research funding – and why it could accelerate the brain drain
Anne Salmond: Research cuts an own goal newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/a...
Anne Salmond: Research cuts an own goal newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/a...
Anne Salmond: Research cuts an own goal
Dame Anne Salmond agrees with the NZ Initiative on one aspect of cuts to universities' research funding - and why it could accelerate the brain drain
newsroom.co.nz
December 10, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Dame Anne Salmond agrees with the NZ Initiative on one aspect of cuts to universities’ research funding – and why it could accelerate the brain drain
Anne Salmond: Research cuts an own goal newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/a...
Anne Salmond: Research cuts an own goal newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/10/a...
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Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Clearest image ever taken of Heart Nebula, located 7500 light years away from us
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Last chance to adopt a #kakapo for this year! Adoptions close this Sunday. Thanks to everyone who's adopted or donated so far: it makes a real difference to the #conservation work we can do. www.doc.govt.nz/adopt-a-kakapo #parrots Photo: DOC
December 5, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Last chance to adopt a #kakapo for this year! Adoptions close this Sunday. Thanks to everyone who's adopted or donated so far: it makes a real difference to the #conservation work we can do. www.doc.govt.nz/adopt-a-kakapo #parrots Photo: DOC
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
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The Helix Nebula captured by NASA'S Hubble space telescope
November 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
The Helix Nebula captured by NASA'S Hubble space telescope
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The closest known black hole to Earth is just 1,560 light-years away.
November 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
The closest known black hole to Earth is just 1,560 light-years away.