Legalization of drugs in sports

Here is a link for a BBC webpage with some arguments for legalization of drugs in sports.

Here is a link for another BBC webpage with some arguments against legalization of drugs in sports.

Tobin taxes

Here is a link to a BBC article explaining what the Tobin tax is. On the same page, there is also an interview touching on the same topic.

Here is a link to a Guardian article on the positions of the Commission and various Member States on the Tobin tax.

Here is a webpage with a fact sheet on Tobin taxes.

Here is a link to a Financial Times article against the introduction of Tobin taxes in Europe.

Finally, here is a link to an Economist article also against the Tobin tax.

Retirement

For our next session we can first have a negotiation on whether or not retirement should be abolished.  After reaching consensus in reference to retaining it, we can further discuss the issue of mandatory retirement.

Here is a link for a Guardian article arguing for abolishing retirement. You may also want to read the comments underneath the article.

Here is a link for an online debate on abolishing social security.

Here is a link for a webpage with the pros and cons of mandatory retirement.

Signposting and survival tactics

Here you can find a four-page document with exercises on signposting and some survival tactics, which could come in handy during a negotiation. (Source: Presenting in English by Mark Powell)

Paper-based vs. digital media for learning

Here is an NPR interview with Nicholas Carr, the author of the highly acclaimed book entitled The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. There is also an excerpt from his book. He warns us about what our regular exposure to digital information technology is doing to our brains as far as our capacities for deep reflection, critical thought, creativity and empathy are concerned.

Here is a link for a review of Carr's book.

Here is a link for a webpage with advantages of digital learning for students.

In our next negotiation, we can split into the two the following two camps:
- In favor of using digital technology as much as possible with the objective of phasing out paper-based sources.
- Against using digital technology at schools and for continuing with the traditional paper-based medium.

Cambridge Dictionary

Here is the link for the online Cambridge dictionary with the US and UK pronunciations of words.

Immigration in the EU

Here is a Guardian article on the challenges of immigration in Europe.

Here is a webpage with an overview of the pros and cons of immigration in general.

Here is another list of pros and cons.