1. ‘Our university has a contract with a company that supports the Israeli army’: they will occupy the university from today
Students everywhere are protesting against their universities’ relationships with Israeli research centers or companies. At Ghent University, the occupation of a university building will start on Monday, and elsewhere they will hold weekly protest actions. Four students explain why: “This time we can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening.”
Read the testimonials here.
2. Russia barely made any progress for six months, but now the cards are different
The Ukrainian army, plagued by shortages of ammunition and manpower, is under heavy pressure on the eastern front. What progress has Russia made in recent months and what is its strategic importance?
Read the analysis here.
3. Deluge of porn coming to children online: ‘Don’t be too naive as a parent’
While a few well-thumbed sex magazines used to circulate on the school playground, children now encounter porn everywhere online. How can parents deal with the flood of sex? “Just say: here you see a masturbating woman.”
Read the article here.
4. ▶ The crucial insight of economist Véronique Goossens: ‘Invest a fixed amount every month, no matter what happens’
Véronique Goossens was a journalist for many years and became chief economist at Belfius in 2018. In the podcast The insight she tells how she learned that banking is a wonderful profession, what the best way to invest your money is and why it is particularly unwise to hide it in the garden or the fireplace.
Listen to the podcast here.
5. ‘This simple plant can mean a heat difference of 15 degrees’: how to adapt your garden to a changing climate
In their Handbook for the climate garden landscape architect and journalist Marc Verachtert and horticultural consultant Bart Verelst give good advice on adapting a garden to a changing climate. “Many native plants will have a more difficult time here in the future. So don’t hold on to it too rigidly.”
Read the article here.
