Around the world, protests have been taking place with regards to the situation in Gaza and once again, the right to protest has become a contentious issue

Be young and shut up — May 1968 slogan on 100% organic cotton. Political activist t-shirt from the Propaganda Department. Printed to order.

Isaac Asimov wrote the Three Laws of Robotics in 1942. Eighty years on, his themes of psychohistory, obedience and control are shaping real debates over AI.

The French Revolution's lessons echo through modern populism, inequality and protest. How 1789 speaks to today's political upheavals, examined in full.

#Immigrant — solidarity with immigrants. Who builds societies and who gets blamed. Ring-spun cotton t-shirt.

Geoffrey Hinton built the foundations of modern AI, then quit Google to warn the world about it. Did he create a monster, or did corporations?

#Immigrant — solidarity with immigrants. Who builds societies and who gets blamed. Ring-spun cotton t-shirt.

The notion of world peace - total harmony among all nations and peoples - strikes at the very core of human ambition and ethical philosophy.

Architextures - Black Arts Movement - hosted by Francesca on openlab.fm, a platform known for its eclectic and innovative programming.

Architextures Art Gallery Episodes 9-12, original and exclusive artwork inspired by Francesca's OpenLab Mix series of the same name.

The Guerrilla Girls have been exposing sexism in the art world since 1985 in gorilla masks. Their posters, campaigns and why their fight is far from over.

Geoffrey Hinton built the foundations of modern AI, then quit Google to warn the world about it. Did he create a monster, or did corporations?

Concepcion Picciotto kept the longest peace vigil in US history outside the White House for over 30 years, demanding nuclear disarmament. Her story told in full

Architextures Art Gallery Episodes 5-8, original and exclusive artwork inspired by Francesca's OpenLab Mix series of the same name.

Gutai artists burned canvases and threw paint with their bodies. Japan's most radical post-war movement was a declaration of freedom. PvS investigates.

The story of 2 ads, 1 collaboration & 1 flag. It’s about art, protest & the strange, shadowy way Meta decides what acceptable political expression is

Lee Miller - a pioneering photographer, model & photojournalist whose life & career spanned some of the most tumultuous times of the 20th Century

The French Revolution's lessons echo through modern populism, inequality and protest. How 1789 speaks to today's political upheavals, examined in full.

Surrealism sought to liberate the mind from reason, capitalism and conformity. PvS explores the radical political roots behind the strange imagery.

Max Levitas lived a life devoted to combating fascism, advocating for social justice, and championing the rights of the working class

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Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize then devoted herself to speaking for those the world ignores. PvS explores a writer who chose dissent over acclaim.

Emmeline Pankhurst founded the WSPU, but her daughters Christabel and Sylvia took very different paths. The Pankhurst family story and their fight for votes

Zaffar Kunial's poem G meditates on language, identity & the echoes between England & Gaza. A close reading & reflection on one of the decade's finest poems.

The Land art movement abandoned galleries to make art from the earth itself. Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty, key artists & why it still captivates and provokes

Marsha P Johnson threw the first stone at Stonewall & spent her life fighting for trans liberation. Her story, her death & the fight to know the truth about it

Post-war Japan imagined buildings as living organisms and cities as adaptable machines. PvS explores the utopian politics of Japanese Metabolism.

Revisiting Architextures - Gutai - hosted by Francesca on openlab.fm, a platform known for its eclectic and innovative programming.

A brand new collection of poetry by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, with illustrations by acclaimed artist Ed Vere. ...

re-OpenLab Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz broadcasts are being revisited here on Pen vs Sword with the best Chicago House & Downtempo music

In the turbulent era of the 1980s in Poland, Solidarity not only transformed the nation but also sent ripples of hope & inspiration around the world

Martin Luther King Jr led the US civil rights movement and was assassinated in 1968. His speeches, campaigns, philosophy of non-violence and enduring legacy

Post-war Japan imagined buildings as living organisms and cities as adaptable machines. PvS explores the utopian politics of Japanese Metabolism.

Architextures is a compelling radio show hosted by Francesca on openlab.fm, a platform known for its eclectic and innovative programming.

From armed resistance to human rights defender: one person's journey bridging revolutionary struggle and global justice work.

Architextures - Land Art Movement - hosted by Francesca on openlab.fm, a platform known for its eclectic and innovative programming.

Russia on the world stage, the challenges it faces, the socio-economic, political and cultural obstacles since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Pirate Bay occupies a space between rebellious freedom & infringement, between cultural access & corporate profit are they the bad guys?

The suffragettes used hunger strikes, arson and chaining themselves to railings to win votes for women. Their tactics, leaders and the legacy they left behind.

James Baldwin's essays and novels stripped America's racism bare. His life, major works from Go Tell It on the Mountain to The Fire Next Time, and his legacy.

Jane Fonda has reinvented herself from Barbarella to Hanoi Jane to climate activist. Her films, controversies, campaigns and why her influence keeps growing

Russia on the world stage, the challenges it faces, the socio-economic, political and cultural obstacles since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Tuskegee Airmen fought two wars at once, one over Europe, one at home. Their story of discipline, red tails and quiet defiance still echoes globally today

The climate crisis - do we choose to see the world as it truly is or as we wish it were? How do writers translate data into empathy and action?