#SOCIETY

I haven't listened to this yet, but I've been thinking a lot about what's been happening at Banner Society/SBNation and why it bums me out (beyond the obvious, much more
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The murder of George Floyd in America is the result of racism and white supremacy. This is not an American problem, neither is it only a far-right problem. Every white
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Want: board game ratings that rate the quality of the game mechanics, the complexity, BUT ALSO: how much the game is pro-colonialism.I love BGs but it is overwhelming how many
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why is history, as a discipline, relatively theory averse compared to other disciplines it seems like the aversion is worst in Anglophone historiography, so I'm tempted to blame the English
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Stop saying metal shouldn’t be political. It’s always been political. Did y’all really listen to “War Pigs” and never read the lyrics? If you want politics out of your art,
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1) In the last couple of weeks I’ve been rapidly investigating the links between #loneliness and poor health and wellbeing for my job at @HelenClarkFound, and how the pandemic might
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All these social issues; they gotta start somewhere micro, right? Big things have small beginnings as Magneto on Prometheus said. So let's talk about family. It's the most basic unit
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If you never understood the prophetic power of art, and it’s role in society, take the time to binge THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, a 6 part visual novel that ignited
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Society likes a happy ending. It doesn’t really know what to do about the endings that aren’t. These are victims who are still living the abuse even though they are
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Of FBI agents, Barr says, "These people are agents of the attorney general ... whose agents do you think you are? I don't say this in a pompous way. But
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I've been thinking...Changing the language used around low back pain is an ongoing aimWhat if we asked the public to help? What if we could influence the language used by
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The Myth of a “Femicide” in SA:The mainstream & official government social discourse characterises the problem of violence in SA as a “Femicide”, this despite evidence showing violence primarily affects
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So, in a step away from all things virus, I decided to tell you a bit more about my study into psychopathic traits in society. Wanna know more? Of course
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As I eagerly await delivery of @EricJorgenson 's Almanac of @naval we dug through our own archives for some of the most insightlful and useful knowledge bombs we could
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I hate being a woman when I have to hand a glass of water to my brother, but he won't do the same for me. I hate it when I've
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Okay, secret society story, here goes:I was a reaaaal motivated type in college. Big-time joiner. (Yes, my ambitious streak peaked at 21.) I was president of a service club &
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