Trafficking in people’s desperation
via BBC News, Dutch gameshow for failed asylum seekers A Dutch gameshow is giving failed asylum seekers the chance to win 4,000 euros (£3,525) to …
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition
23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition From the site: The day intends to remind people of …
Students in South America march for free education
I wrote this week about Argentina’s policy of free University education. Two news items from today worth noting on the subject: In spite of freezing …
An anniversary that didn’t make Dutch news
August 17th marks the anniversary of the first day of a slave uprising in Curaçao, which lasted until September 18th, 1795. The brutally repressed rebellion …
UK: One in four women forced to give up work as childcare cuts bite
UK: One in four women forced to give up work as childcare cuts bite From the article: THE ConDems’ ruthless benefits cuts have forced one …