Milei Renews Argentina’s Falklands Push
Buenos Aires is taking advantage of fraying ties between the United States and Britain.
U.S. Used Promise of Nvidia Chips to Broker Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
Negotiators offered access to advanced AI hardware to help secure a preliminary agreement last year to end decades of conflict, the latest example of chip diplomacy.
Gefährliche Texte
Im Zusammenspiel politischer Bewegungen und publizistischer Praxis erschienen in den letzten Jahrzehnten Texte, die in ihrer Mobilisierungskraft die herrschende Ordnung gefährdeten. Was machte diese «gefährlichen Texte» aus, und welche Rolle spielen sie heute?
How Russia prepared for a mobilisation that Putin says won’t happen (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,653)
Ukrainian units have clawed back ground near Dvorichna and drones hit Sochi. During that time, the Kremlin’s covert mobilisation architecture shows how Russia is digging in for a longer, costlier war than it admits.
Gloria Steinem Was the Godmother of Neoliberal Feminism
Gloria Steinem died this week at age 92. The establishment’s favorite “radical” feminist, Steinem worked with the CIA to promote reactionary propaganda and helped direct the women’s liberation movement into a corporate-friendly, anti-socialist direction.
El Salvador admite tener preso sin acusación alguna a un salvadoreño enviado por Trump
El Estado salvadoreño respondió a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) que Irvin Quintanilla, deportado en 2025 al CECOT junto con 252 venezolanos, sigue preso por petición de Estados Unidos, pese a que no hay ninguna acusación penal contra él.
€ „Musste mit mir selbst abrechnen“: Ein MAGA-Aussteiger erzählt, wie er von Trump loskam
Rich Logis hat jahrelang für den US-Präsidenten getrommelt: als Wahlkämpfer und „Fox News“-Kommentator. Nach einem lebensverändernden Ereignis gründete er 2022 „Leaving Maga“. Nun hilft er anderen, die sich von der Trump-Sekte lösen wollen
Rechtsextremer Politiker: Vannacci wehrt sich gegen den Vorwurf, ein trojanisches Pferd Moskaus zu sein
Die Partei des rechtsextremen Politikers ist in der italienischen Politik schnell aufgestiegen. Ihr Erfolg hat die Debatte über russische Einflussnahme weiter angefacht.
Successes and Failures of Syria’s New Currency Replacement
On the morning of January 1, 2026, Syrians were not simply exchanging banknotes. They were entering the country's largest monetary experiment in decades, a process that passed through several stages before beginning a five-year phase for withdrawing the old currency.
Gloria Steinem Deserves Praise but Maybe Not Worship
The feminist icon leaves a complicated legacy and trust in the next generation of activists.
Vanuatu institutes legal proceedings over Matthew and Hunter Islands
On 1 September 2026, following failed negotiations in 2018–19 and 2025, Vanuatu instituted proceedings against France before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding sovereignty over the tiny volcanic outcrops of Matthew ( Umaenupne ) and Hunter ( Umaeneg ) which lie roughly equidistant between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Schöner Anblick - Morgengemälde mit Mondsichel, Mars und Jupiter
In den nächsten Tagen lohnt der Blick in den Morgenhimmel ganz besonders. Mit der täglich etwas dünneren Mondsichel, zwei Planeten, hellen Sternen und den Dämmerungsfarben wirkt das Firmament ab etwa fünf Uhr wie gemalt.
€ 'We risk going through the cold season without a real safety net'
Gas storage season has been disrupted by the war in the Middle East, which has sent gas prices soaring. With winter approaching, competition is likely to intensify.
Chris Deluzio On John Fetterman: “A Failure Of Leadership”
Deluzio, a populist Democratic PA congressman, told The Lever it’s gotten so bad he might try to primary his state’s senior senator in 2028.
Maternity leave is expanding in Bangladesh, but garment workers still struggle for childcare
“The breastfeeding room was always there. But there was no-one to bring my baby to me. ”
NY Post Makes Up Horror Stories About Wealthy Fleeing Mamdani
The New York Post's claims about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax policies causing the wealthy to flee New York City fall apart upon even cursory examination.
Why gov’t should slow down on the BI-Securiport P192-billion revenue deal
There's something fundamentally odd about the government’s plan to charge international travelers another US$4 every time they enter or leave the Philippines
Putin announced battlefield encirclements that the evidence doesn’t show, but Russia’s real offensive is accelerating elsewhere
At a late-night press conference in Bishkek on September 1, Vladimir Putin said what he believed was happening on the battlefield. Once again, his account clashed with the Russian military’s documented gains.
