Guest Issues
Justice, equality and progress for Singapore’s rare disease communities
A guest issue from Sherry Toh on the lack of adequate support structures and aid for people with rare diseases in Singapore.
Labour Day 2023: Power to the People
On the history of Labour Day in Singapore, and why we need one right now.
Medicine and marginality: An excerpt from Not Without Us: Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion in Singapore
An excerpt from Not Without Us: Perspectives on Disability and Inclusion in Singapore, published by Ethos Books.
"misnomered": A chapter from Brown Is Redacted
An excerpt from Brown Is Redacted, a new book published by Ethos Books.
School Colours, by Sujatha Raman
The following is an excerpt from a chapter of What We Inherit: Growing Up Indian, an anthology published by the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) telling the stories of Indian women (and a few men) in Singapore. What We Inherit is now available for pre-order — the link
WTC Long Read: Getting misinformation about the war? Start here.
With some help from friends and readers of We, The Citizens, a starting point for anyone wading through all the social media posts, news reports, misinformation and confusions about the war in Ukraine.
Singapore's gig musicians talk Covid-19 and the live music situation
Apologies for not having a weekly wrap today — an emergency came up yesterday afternoon and I basically ran out of time to write a wrap. 😭 If I can, I'll write one this weekend so you'll get a wrap on Monday. If not, we'll be back to regular programming next weekend,
A look at Singapore’s Mandarin media coverage of China
Apologies for not having a weekly wrap this Saturday; in trying to take on a few big deadlines I've overdone it and run myself down. 😢 But I'm really excited about this special issue; it covers something that I've been curious about for a long time, and I'm so glad that
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On “cancel culture” and the misuse of equalities claims
The following is a guest issue by Jolene Tan. Jolene is a Singaporean writer whose novels include AFTER THE INQUIRY (Ethos Books, 2021) and A CERTAIN EXPOSURE (Epigram Books, 2014). She previously ran communications and advocacy at AWARE, and she was a co-founder of No To Rape, the campaign to