A transgressive movement, borne of liberation from state surveillance and market structures, somehow survives in one of the world’s capitalist and paternalist meccas.
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PAP MPs call for inheritance tax; the latest from Parliament; the coolest Nobel Prize for Physics; workplace contretemps; and more.
We disagree with the government’s decision to bring charges against the death penalty abolitionists and pro-Palestine activists last month.
The history of a few emotional men and a great white bird.
Pritam Singh deposed; a call to create citizenship pathways for our Gurkhas; ManusAI’s troubles mount; hagiographical histories; The Projector, rebirthed; and more.
Madasamy Ravi, better known as M Ravi, a human rights lawyer and activist, died on December 24th 2025, aged 56.
Trump amok; new year, old troubles for Pritam Singh; NMPs and party affiliations; a tribute to M Ravi; the experience economy; domestic violence against men; funfairs; and more.
A gift may be an economic decision, but behavioural science reveals the real drivers: signalling, warm-glow, and the social rules that shape how we give.
Jom staff share their picks for books, music, podcasts, movies, TV, and more.
