Karl Marx discussing what constitutes a case of the Mondays

NEW ARTICLE: Jessica Masterson on consent, domestic violence, and BDSM whattodoaboutnow.com/post/when-cons…

New article from Hossein Dabbagh: "In the case of a ceasefire, which might appear beneficial to Hamas in the short-term, adopting a broader, long-term perspective, informed by rule-consequentialism, provides moral justification for supporting it." whattodoaboutnow.com/post/beyond-im…

Paschal Ukpaka returns to our site with a new piece on the ethical dilemmas around sex robots whattodoaboutnow.com/post/sex-robot…

Congratulations Dr Hannah McHugh who passed her PhD viva without corrections! 😮 Her thesis is ‘Power to the People: Agent’s Role in and Responsibility for Domination’. Now a Postdoctoral Fellow Goethe-Universität, Hannah is continuing her research. Hannah is editor of What To Do About Now

"In the early days of the internet, there was hope that... we were on the cusp of a brave new world where we would all have a voice in a global conversation." What happened? Joe Cottrell-Boyce for What To Do About Now whattodoaboutnow.com/post/what-we-a…

My musings on the irresistibility and futility of arguing with strangers on the internet....

New post! Prof. Jenny Strandberg asks: what would Plato say about presidential immunity? whattodoaboutnow.com/post/president…

Echoes of Alienation Following the UK riots, Hossein Dabbagh considers what it means to be a “stranger in a strange land The blog considers how misinformation, inequality and psychology may drive tribalism in times of crisis tinyurl.com/wdure5vn

In a time of serious backlash against claims to equality, Professor Steven Michels offers a timely reflection on what is at stake: tinyurl.com/r5a9hse3

In light of recent events, Kola Adeosun (@IAmKolaAdeosun) & Ato Rockcliffe engage with the growing issue of the normalisation of controversial symbols and rhetoric. Read the full article here ☟ whattodoaboutnow.com/post/truth-rea…

Philosophy has tools to help us understand why and how we disagree, and to point us towards the path for better public discourse. Read our Editorial Team’s blog on why philosophy is so crucial in today's era of post-truth: whattodoaboutnow.com/post/philosoph…

💭 New post! whattodoaboutnow.com/post/democracy… Richard J. Christie philosophically dissects the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people. The piece proposes radical solutions for achieving a more authentic and representative democracy.