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Published on: 17 May 2016

Written by: Alex de Waal All articles by Alex de Waal

For campaigners committed to transformational social change, the unscripted howl of celebrities is a weak peg on...
Published in: Transformation
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Published on: 6 July 2015

Written by: Akile Ahmet All articles by Akile Ahmet

Do attitudes towards the rich and famous help to legitimize gross disparities in wealth and power?
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Love in a time of neo-liberalism

Published on: 6 November 2013

Written by: Mary Evans All articles by Mary Evans

In the harsh world of neo-liberalism, the word 'love' has become so devalued it would be better simply not to use it.

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