Carla and other women endure great injustice in family courts every day. Still, there is hope that things can change.
Systems and Society
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Casting Your Vote Is Hard, When You Don’t Know Your Values
Deciding who to vote for seems incredibly difficult on the surface. In Germany, there is a smorgasbord of political parties that want our attention.
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What a Surprise, the Billionaires Never Cared About Identity Politics at All
This week was intense for those of us, who know we are at a major turning point in history. The contradictions in our capitalist society are getting ever more extreme, which leads to ever more extreme outcomes on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Violence Against Women Does Not Stop After the Victim Escapes
November 25th was the International Day for the elimination of Violence against women. I figured, that this is a good opportunity to once again deliberate on the issue.
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Gewalt gegen Frauen hört auch nach der Flucht nicht auf
Anfang dieser Woche war ein besonderer Tag. Vielleicht ist es vielen nicht bewusst gewesen. Aber dieser Tag ist der Internationale Tag zur Beseitigung von Gewalt gegen Frauen. Dies gabe mir die Inspiration, mich noch einmal mit der Thematik auseinanderzusetzen, Irgendwann im letzten Jahr schrieb ich über Carla und ihren Sohn…
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The Faulty Lens of Left vs. Right
Framing things in a left vs. right spectrum often makes little sense for understanding the world.
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The Media Conveniently Forgets That Joe Biden Is Already the President
I want to make this clear. The mental health of Joe Biden is not a concern for future elections. He is already the president. So if his mental state is a danger to democracy in three months from now, it must be a problem already today.
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Passive Voice Is the Preferred Language of Opressors
By far the most common language tool at the disposal of the oppressor is the use of passive voice.
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No, Women’s Rights are not an inherent part of Western culture
The right-wingers deny history when they criticize non-western immigrants The picture above shows an Island in the middle of the Great Belt. It is located between the Islands of Funen and Sealand, in Denmark. The Island marks the end point of a suspension bridge. The bridge is part of a…
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Western Journalists Aren’t Even Ashamed of Their Collective Amnesia
Western outrage about Human Rights abuses is just for show. You know it, I know it, Putin knows it, Xi and the leaders of Hamas know it.
