The Connecting the Dots series has convincingly shown a number of interconnected reasons why the global system is in crisis, and why there is no way out without a structural transformation of the dominant neoliberal system. In our contribution, we want to stress the...
Few people can argue that Bruce Lee had an easy life. Growing up in the streets of Hong Kong and Macao, Lee had to fight for his life all the time, often against very unequal odds.Many parallels exist between the modern activist and the life of Bruce Lee. Embattled...
The biggest lies hide right out in the open. They are so pervasive that we simply do not have eyes to see them. Our brains are hardwired for novelty and difference — so we filter out common things like the nose that is always in our line of sight. No one has to...
Whenever I hear the word poverty, it reminds me so much of what I had experienced growing up. I live in an impoverished neighborhood where every day is a struggle to survive. Luckily my parents made sure that there’s always food on our table. We eat three times...
What happens when too much of the academic world operates as if it was in a fantasy novel? We’ve all heard about “ivory towers” and the profound disconnect many people feel when they enter the classroom — only to find that their teachers are living in a parallel...
