The empire strikes back
Terrorism laws are being used to prosecute protesters.
The AI boom is coming for your gadgets
We track price changes across six categories of consumer electronics
Finding a path to peace: Nigeria’s long, faltering history of dialogue with Boko Haram
“Peace can be possible, but it needs trust and sincerity.”
Wahlfieber und Schuldenlast: Frankreich als Stresstest für den Euro
Tiefe politische Krise, instabile Staatsfinanzen, wirtschaftliche Schwäche und steigende Schuldendienstkosten: Frankreich wird zunehmend anfällig für einen Vertrauensverlust an den Finanzmärkten, mit potenziell weitreichenden Folgen für die gesamte Eurozone, schreibtPaweł Tokarski.
Poisoned Springs: How Sewage, Silt, and State Neglect Are Killing Life in Kashmir’s Freshwaters
Untreated sewage, plastic waste, and illegal riverbed mining are choking Kashmiri springs and ecosystems, and officials have done little more than fence off the dying water while the die-offs multiply
The Far Right Is Surging in Germany – and at Home
Speaking optimistically, it’s been a mixed bag for the far right this weekend. Speaking realistically, they’re perhaps this Monday morning more emboldened than ever. Yes, Reform UK is looking battered by toe-curling undercover footage of key officers allegedly displaying a healthy appetite for illegal overseas donations.
The world doesn’t need a Paris Agreement for plastics
As governments prepare for new talks, ambitious countries must reject a framework that locks in the wrong response to the plastic crisis, before the crisis outpaces diplomacy
More than 70% of new solar is being built in states that voted for Trump
States that voted for Trump are leading the country in solar adoption. In recent years, Republican opposition to solar has mounted, with the Trump administration making it more difficult to build solar on federal land and Congress scaling back federal tax credits for the industry.
Dietcult
The literary establishment has imposed a ruthless reign of realism, whose narrative economy couldn’t be more rigid.
E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK’s West Bank trade ban
The international community has long seen the construction of E1 as a red line.
Ethics Complaint Filed Over Trump’s Cash Gifts to Natalie Harp, 3 Other Staffers
The complaint alleges that there is a “legitimate question” whether Trump is paying staffers for their loyalty.
Why Change? Why Big Change? How? Why Vision?
Is revolution a single event? Or is it a process? Perhaps a process made possible by the many gaining certain invaluable insights into their own conditions in relation to society's reigning institutions, acting together on them, and staying collectively and strategically committed to positive transformation for the many.
Pakistan Moves to Expel Afghan Medical Students
Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and arrange to send them back to Afghanistan. It is the latest move by Pakistani authorities to summarily deport Afghans from the country.
A Reckoning in the Emperor’s Court: Jamaica’s Reparations Petition to the Privy Council
On 7 September 2026, Jamaica, which remains a Commonwealth Country with King Charles III as its head of state, will formally present a petition to the King with three questions about the legality of transatlantic chattel slavery and the UK’s responsibility to make reparations.
Settler Violence: A State-Sponsered Land and Space Domination
In addition to the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel since October 2023, Israeli settlers and military have been escalating their deadly attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank.
Hannah Arendt’s Ordinary Humanism
An excerpt from Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from Du Bois to Arendt
Ceuta and the Politics of ‘Instrumentalised Migration’
When around 80,000 people (according to the Spanish government) crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in early August, reactions quickly framed the event as a test of the EU’s border control and policy and the solidarity amongst its member states (for a strong analysis on this, see Jonas Bornemann ).