The Magnifying Effect of the Coronavirus: Domestic Violence, Inequality and the...
The Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has had an enormous impact on the way we live our lives. In battling the virus, global restrictions such as...
The Underbelly of a Littlebury Lawyer
Who are the elite capital-owning class, and how do they think about precarious work? Cailean Gallagher offers a case-study of the tycoon behind the...
[Mexico] “About Time!” – Jimena Vazquez
This week's special article by Jimena Vazquez, reflects upon the last Mexican elections. Jimena argues that the election result signals that: 'it is not...
Never learning its mistake: is Hollywood on replay?
Last May, ten British cinemas previewed Baywatch, Paramount Studios' newest super production. In spite of the movie's $70,000,000 budget, few blockbuster fans turned up:...
Amok Runners: Crisis of Patriarchy and Gender Violence in Turkey |...
In this long read and original essay for the New Pretender, Alev Özkazanç writes about the prevalence of gender based violence against women and members...
Refugees and the Housing Crisis: When Sanctuary Ceases to be a...
In this article Caroline Forde reports on the housing crisis and its effects on vulnerable communities in contemporary Ireland. Interviewing Hani, a young Syrian refugee...
[Ireland] Savita’s Law: The Racial Politics of Repeal
In this article, The New Pretender interrogates the racial dynamics of the Repeal the 8th campaign in Ireland through an analysis of the centrality of...
POPULISM AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY | An Interview with Giorgos...
In this week's article, we reprint an interview from the Political Observer on Populism with Giorgos Katsambekis addressing many thorny issues of contemporary democracy. Left-wing populist...
Are you saying we actually have no free speech anymore? |...
In this weekend’s long read, Steven Gormley examines the issue of free speech as it applies to speech acts which are offensive to religious...
Messiah Musk
‘Elon Musk is my God’, ‘My favourite human being’, ‘This guy is the future!’, ‘Find a way to make him immortal!’. Exclamations like these...