Social Challenges

The social, 'human world' issues include:

• Social Theory: questions about subjects such as capitalism, socialism, communism, democracy and legitimate government.
• The 'easy' equalities issues
• Sex & Sexuality
• The 'difficult' equalities issues
• Conspiracy Theories
• Rise of fundamentalism (nationalist, religious)
• Politics: international relations, armed conflict, power imbalance
• Immigration, refugees & asylum seekers
• Online: Internet Privacy
• Expertise: denial, false claims
• Distribution of resources: poverty, sickness, hunger, homelessness
• Extinction Rebellion
• World Affairs: war, conflict, trade, treaties
• Science

The proposals to address these problems include:

• Electoral Reform
• Economic Reform
• Money - An Overview
• Universal Basic Income
• Computing and IT
• Education Reform (see 'Do schools kill creativity?')
• Restoration of non-profit essential service delivery (e.g. water)
• Restoration of rent control
• Homelessness
• Addiction
• The Rule of Law
• Self knowledge and understanding
• Community Action
• Politics

External articles which may be of interest:

• Build Back Better: what 7,000 people told us
• The UK Faces a Steep Climb Out of a Deep Hole
• What I learned from an unlikely friendship