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I’m Not OK and Neither is America — by The Narr.O.W. Podcast
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May 29, 2020 by Cláudia

The brutal murder of George Floyd touched me more deeply than any news lately. Even though we know that police …
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Category: current issues | Tags: anxiety, black, black lives matter, government, heartbreak, justice, murder, police brutality, racial justice, racism, social justice, systematic violence, violence, white privilege
What the Coronavirus pandemic revealed about our ability to deal with crises (slight optimism)
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March 26, 2020 by Cláudia

History shows us that Humankind has the uncanny ability to be resilient in times of unprecedented crisis – epidemics, wars, …
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Category: current issues | Tags: climate activism, climate change, climate crisis, Corona virus, Covid-19, crisis, economy, emergency, environment, government, media, public health, quarantine, sustainability
On the Amazon fires – and on having the discussions that really matter
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September 13, 2019 by Cláudia

When I came across the news of the Amazon forest fires, I was barely moved. I saw it on my …
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Category: climate change | Tags: activism, amazon, anxiety, capitalism, climate activism, climate justice, deforestation, environment, government, indigenous, zero waste
2019 – Time to get our act together.
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February 7, 2019 by Cláudia

Last week I went to an event called La Nuit des Idées (The night of ideas) hoping to hear some …
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Category: climate change | Tags: activism, carbon emissions, climate activism, climate justice, climate science, environment, government, humanity, politics, protest, science, social justice, social movement, social problems
Climate Change – our world will never be the same.
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August 4, 2018 by Cláudia

What more and more politicians and economists are realizing is that climate change is more than an environmental problem – it …
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Category: climate change | Tags: better world, change, climate justice, climate refugees, environment, extreme, global warming, government, humanity, policies, refugees, social justice, survival, weather
Review: 1984, George Orwell
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September 26, 2017 by Cláudia

1984 is without a doubt the most compelling book I have ever read – it kept me engaged right until the …
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Category: review | Tags: 1984, book, current issues, dictatorship, dystopia, fear, future, george orwell, government, humanity, intolerance, literature, politics, power, society
Why Should I Care? – 4: Politics (and voting!)
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July 20, 2017 by Cláudia

All around the world, everyone constantly vocalises discontent with their Government (and many times, rightfully!), however, the percentage of people …
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Category: Why should I care? | Tags: apathy, citizenship, current issues, democracy, government, humanity, law, media, misconceptions, petitions, politics, protests, vote, voting
Is There a Formula for Happiness? – A Small Experiment
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October 1, 2016 by Cláudia

Happiness is hard to understand: sometimes something bad happens but you still feel happy and sometimes you’re unhappy with no …
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Category: happiness | Tags: diet, family, friends, government, humanity, money, personality, phsychology, politics, priorities, search, self-esteem, social experiment, travelling
I love my country – but not in a nationalist or patriotic way.
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January 19, 2016 by Cláudia

I feel homesick when I am away for too long, I want the Government to make good choices and …
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Category: better world | Tags: army, emotions, equality, government, human rights, hunger games, immigration, murder, nationalism, patriotism, peace, Portugal, utopia, war