Social Issues

Imagine a world where everyone thrives, not just survives. Imagine a world where everyone thrives, not just survives. Where everyone is energised by their work, a world where talents blossom and passions fuel innovation. A [...]

Imagine a cell, driven by a mutated gene and fuelled by unbridled ambition. It replicates endlessly, disregarding the needs of the surrounding tissue, consuming the finite resources of its environment. This is the essence of [...]

The image of a lone giraffe guarding a bountiful acacia grove while its neighbours starve seems absurd, a blatant example of unsustainable and illogical behaviour. Our immediate reaction is to recognise the abnormality, the "wrongness" [...]

Imagine a life-saving medication exists, yet its price tag is astronomical, leaving countless families with an agonising choice: watch their loved one suffer or resort to desperate measures. The agonising scenario of a loved one's [...]

Bob Moore passed away on February 10, 2024. He was 94 years old. The grief remains for loved ones, but he is surely in the heaven he toiled to attain. What a social legacy to [...]

"Ignorance is bliss," goes the old adage, tempting us with the allure of a life free from the burdens of knowledge and responsibility. But Noam Chomsky's poignant reminder, the possibility to exist in "comforting illusion," [...]

We've all seen them or been them: the social media warriors, the placard-waving activists, the overnight champions of a cause. They flood our feeds, their voices booming with righteous indignation, their profiles adorned with the [...]

Miraculously, no human on board Japanese Airlines flight JAL-516 died from the recent crash. Videos of the rolling inferno circulated online, the plane completely engulfed in flames. Everyone on board escaped. The cabin crew did [...]

Capitalism incentivizes the relentless pursuit of efficient production and excessive overconsumption. However, history and economics academically teach us that capitalism lifted the world out of poverty and yielded unparalleled economic opportunity and growth, along with [...]

Where does the average person go to receive support for their mental health issues? There is still social stigma around mental health, making people ashamed to speak about their issues and raise concerns to professionals, [...]

Capitalist success requires a correlated immoral progression. The richer one becomes, the more they have to defend inequality. Charity and philanthropy are not replacements for created wealth. When a person earns over ten times the [...]

Hypocrisy is the best coping mechanism for those with delusional faith. Ritualistic repetitions suppress common sense and obligations toward social duty. Ceremonial duties sideline any responsibility for upholding rights. Spirituality is reduced to cultism. Organized [...]