Climate-conscious individual choices are good – but not nearly enough to save the planet. More than personal virtue, we need collective action

Puritanical attitudes that infantilise adults are dehumanising – and they can be dangerous, too Disabled people are once again being kicked around in a game of ideological football. This week the minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, ruled out the use of sex work services under the scheme as part of his efforts to impose austerity on a program that provides life-changing supports for more than half a million disabled Australians. It does not take an actuary to recognise that, given there were just 228 requests in 12 months, the material impact upon the scheme of disallowing sex work services will be minimal. The discourse surrounding this issue, however, betrays a deeper undercurrent of social attitudes toward disabled people. Namely, that they do not have sexual needs, are not interested in sex and shouldn’t be having it anyway. Continue reading...

A study offers evidence that marine biology’s biggest stage is broken, and suggests ways to fix it.

In the context of intense debate regarding the relationship between race and capitalism – and the usefulness of formulations like “racial capitalism” – William Conroy suggests a way forward through th...