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Please, stop asking me what I want to be

Please, stop asking me what I want to be

The prospect of our future jobs is scary, but, perhaps even scarier, is being asked about them. Lifestyle breaks down why this is, and why, ultimately, our lives should be defined by something bigger than our work
COP27: Where do we go from here?

COP27: Where do we go from here?

After another weak COP summit, how can our leaders do more to ensure that we prevent disaster?
Should we drop Depop?

Should we drop Depop?

From fast fashion to drop-shipping and profiteering, has Depop been consumed by capitalism?
Has Balenciaga become a social experiment?

Has Balenciaga become a social experiment?

Balenciaga has been called out for putting their label on cult fashion products to appeal to the capitalist world of label-lovers. Have they gone too far?
Opinion: Capitalising off catastrophe: the dark truth about Travis Scott’s partnership with BetterHelp

Opinion: Capitalising off catastrophe: the dark truth about Travis Scott’s partnership with BetterHelp

Travis Scott is allegedly profiting from the Astroworld tragedy by partnering with the flagrantly corrupt online therapy platform, BetterHelp
Nomadland: Escaping the system in search for freedom

Nomadland: Escaping the system in search for freedom

Chloe Zhao’s Oscar-winning Nomadland is a unique poetic meditation on freedom, happiness, and being human
Vaccine politics is driving the world further apart

Vaccine politics is driving the world further apart

Clementine Lawrence looks at how a Coronavirus vaccine has driven the world apart, rather than pulling us together as it should have done
There’s Far-mer where they came from: The Indian farmers’ protests

There’s Far-mer where they came from: The Indian farmers’ protests

The ongoing Indian farmers’ protests are the latest in a history of non-violent mass protests against governments that ignore the needs of their people, as Annie Dabb lays out
The influencer-industrial complex: Love Island through a Marxist lens

The influencer-industrial complex: Love Island through a Marxist lens

Felix Hanif-Banks covers a recent talk on Love Island and Marxism, discussing how the controversial show contributes to a negative culture of consumerism
Capitalism, global inequality and the climate crisis

Capitalism, global inequality and the climate crisis

Capitalism and the climate crisis are inexplicably linked, and to save our planet we must adopt a more sustainable system, writes Luisa Bax
Student Voice: Valentine’s Day is bad from within and without

Student Voice: Valentine’s Day is bad from within and without

Lily Rosenberg contemplates her love hate relationship with Valentine’s Day, concluding that the grass is not always greener on the other side of love
Treat Yourself: Self-Care in a Capitalist World

Treat Yourself: Self-Care in a Capitalist World

Has our capitalist society capitalised on the self-care trend too much?
How 147 companies control 40% of the global economy

How 147 companies control 40% of the global economy

A report published a Zurich team has revealed the small handful of companies that hold disproportionate influence in the global economy
Re-imagining climate change

Re-imagining climate change

Editor Jacklin Kwan looks at the history of how society has come to face an existential environmental threat at the hands of climate change. Could things have been different?
Most are willing to change their consumption habits to tackle climate change

Most are willing to change their consumption habits to tackle climate change

Research from the University of Manchester shows the consumers are willing to change their consumption habits to combat climate change.
‘The Devil’s Dung’: why Christianity should be progressive

‘The Devil’s Dung’: why Christianity should be progressive

Political Christianity should restore its roots of socialism and progressivism

Stop trying to sell me feminism

The corporate commercialisation of female empowerment is degrading

The devilish web

In times of such high political stakes, we need to move away from social media and onto the street in a more inclusive effort for change

Is the sharing economy forcing us to share to survive?

Jessica Chow-Lau wades into the evils of the increasingly popular sharing economy

Why it’s time to crack down on the touts

Luke Williams on why touting tickets is not legitimate capitalism and is in fact damaging the entertainment industry

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