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Can we talk about Trump and South African President Ramaphosa’s encounter yesterday #whitegenocide

A new report by the Social Market Foundation looks at how windfall retailer profits could be recouped if England introduces Minimum Unit Pricing.

The think tank recommends introducing a Minimum Unit Tax alongside MUP, which would be best targeted...

www.smf.co.uk/publications...

Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…

Their massive systematic review was recently published in The International Journal of Drug Policy Research: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Men bear the brunt of alcohol harm - so why the focus on women? - Institute of Alcohol Studies Despite men drinking more and experiencing more alcohol-related harm, a new study has found that women are the focus of more research, particularly relating to behaviour. The study authors explain how...

The team have also written a blog post based on their massive systematic review of single gender studies. www.ias.org.uk/2025/05/14/m...

Gender Differences in Alcohol Research: A Focus on How Men and Women Are Studied in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Click on the article title to read more.

New from @meganpcook.bsky.social. Gender differences in Aus and NZ alcohol research. There are far fewer single gender studies focused on middle-aged men, despite the fact that they consume the most alcohol and experience the most alcohol-related harms. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Books like these remind us of the power of narrative in healing and understanding. They open doors to empathy and reflection, guiding us to a brighter future. Let’s embrace these stories! #Booksky #books

Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey There has been a growing recognition that psychology, as a discipline, must engage more deeply with local contexts.

#Blacksky.app #Psychology in democratic #SouthAfrica: new book explores a post-apartheid journey theconversation.com/psychology-i...

Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey There has been a growing recognition that psychology, as a discipline, must engage more deeply with local contexts.

#Psychology in democratic #SouthAfrica: new book explores a post-apartheid journey #Booksky theconversation.com/psychology-i...

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Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey There has been a growing recognition that psychology, as a discipline, must engage more deeply with local contexts.

Psychology in democratic South Africa: new book explores a post-apartheid journey theconversation.com/psychology-i...

This book is worth reading as it tells an unusual journey of a black psychologist in post-apartheid South Africa that has to fight her way to make her voice heard #ProfLiezilleJacobs

Been abroad for the last week for a seminar and it was striking to hear my international colleagues be as alarmed and afraid about US politics as we are. The world order that for so long has anchored itself around US hegemony is, at least in some rooms, rethinking a lot…

Gone but not forgotten: Why was the Northern Territory’s Minimum Unit Price removed? - Institute of Alcohol Studies Why has Australia's Northern Territory ended its Minimum Unit Pricing policy? And do the arguments the governing Country Liberal Party (CLP) made against the policy hold up?

Australia's Northern Territory has removed Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol. Evidence strongly suggests this repeal was driven by politics, not facts.

Dr Nic Taylor (@nic-alcohol.bsky.social) and Dr Cassandra Wright unpack the arguments and evidence.

www.ias.org.uk/2025/04/01/g...

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" …digital pilot testing helps researchers acclimate to their roles as data collectors—whether as interviewers, focus group facilitators, or experimenters—and build confidence, maximizing the effectiveness of their limited field time."

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Very proud to be part of this systematic review, which has relevance for anyone working in the alcohol and/or gender space!

Implications extend beyond alcohol, prompting us to consider how we understand and (re)construct gender in the context of interdisciplinary research.

Thou doth protest too much: How the minimum unit price affected retailers' revenue Introduction The Northern Territory (NT) set a minimum unit price (MUP) of alcohol in 2018. This measure has been strongly opposed by alcohol retailers, prior to and post-implementation of the polic.....

Fun brief report examining the impact (or rather, lack of impact) the NT MUP had on alcohol retailers' revenue doi.org/10.1111/dar.... Thanks to my co-authors @ryanbaldwin.bsky.social Emma Vieira and @birdmichael.bsky.social - @apsad-dar.bsky.social

We finally have enough CAPR members on BlueSky for a CAPR starter pack! More of us will probably be migrating over soon.

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Examining gender in alcohol research: A systematic review of gender differences in how men and women are studied in alcohol research This systematic review examined differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade. In particular, it exp…

Thrilled to have our systematic review of the differences in the way women and men have been studied in alcohol research over the past decade up online at IJDP - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....

GAPA Policy Position 4th UNHLM NCDs 2025 GAPA policy requests for the upcoming United Nations High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (UNHLM NCDs).

When High Level officials from Member States convene in New York in September for the upcoming fourth United Nations High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (UNHLM NCDs) there is an urgent need for action to reduce the global burden of NCDs. GAPA policy paper: globalgapa.org/our-work/upd...

"If a problem on the Left has been our fragmentation, the very fact that Trump is attacking everything everywhere all at once is a benefit. We can see that we are fighting many fronts of the same struggle against the billionaire class."

Jodi Dean

Understanding the New WaPo Piece on Post-Constitutional America This article from the Post is just one jaw-dropper after another. Musk...

"Everything we think we know is from press reporting based on leaks. So no one knows what’s happening and no one who is accountable to anyone at an election is actually doing it."

Yep.

Read Josh Marshall's description of "post-constitutional" budget politics. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/new-w...

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YouTube video by Al Jazeera English Donald Trump’s fixation on South Africa | The Listening Post

I spoke to Al-Jazeera about farm attacks, Trump, disinformation and the media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz53...

Journalism is the only profession protected by the Constitution because we serve as a check on power, even more critically since other checks are failing. This is dangerous. Healthy democracies do not threaten to jail journalists.

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Adam Sandler's Song: 50 Years – SNL50

Absolutely beautiful tribute. #SNL50 #50Years youtu.be/fXAbLeJyB0o?...

An Academic’s Journey Toward Reporting I was used to a disembodied way of working: identify a philosophical problem, then study it. What could spending time with a philosopher teach me about his ideas?

Good journalism, unlike academic writing, “often emerges from the convergence of disagreement and befuddlement,” Joshua Rothman writes. In a new Weekend Essay, he reflects on his turn to reporting.

Call to regulate alcohol availability to reduce GBV - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. Alcohol plays a significant role as both a driver and enabler of violence.

Call to regulate #alcohol availability to reduce #GBV www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/101...

Josh Marshall, independent journalist at Talking Points Memo, says: "If you’re at one of these agencies and you’ve already reached out to me, please keep doing so. And if you haven’t, please consider it. As I wrote above, I’m working on reporting out different dimensions of this story in more concrete detail. So many threads have been ripped free at once it’s hard to know which to pull first. But I’m working on it."

Three of the most powerful words in journalism: "Help us investigate."

From @joshtpm.bsky.social, who says: "I hope you will keep inundating me." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/nih-a...