[NEWS] Five links about a changing world: Beyak, Congo, creative cities, 1990s Russia, queer

[rfmcdonald]

• Tory Senator Lynn Beyak's latest ignorant statements about First Nations have to disqualify her from public office. Global News reports.


• Is the rebirth of Congo's palm oil exports sign of a return to normality? Can it occur? Will it last? Bloomberg examines.


• Oli Mould is critical of the idea promoting the arts and public culture will do much for poorer urbanites, over at Open Democracy.


• Tom Rowley profiles a book, drawn from a VKontakte group, examining the experiences of the former USSR in the 1990s, also at Open Democracy.


• This VICE discussion about what "queer" means is fascinating.