‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world

From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes By Ashifa Kassam and Lex McMenamin In Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In Serbia, they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard. Both movements burst… Read More ‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world

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Advertising industry must stop funding online hate, whistleblowing execs warn

NB: This is why capitalism is a manifestation of nihilism: nothing has any ethical meaning, only profit matters. I am concerned that so many of us, including me, are dependent on YouTube, for teaching, for entertainment, for independent news channels. We users should ask those who manage YouTube to cease adding to the climate of… Read More Advertising industry must stop funding online hate, whistleblowing execs warn

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Oppenheimer, the Bomb and the Price of Serving the State

A conversation with David Rieff and Steve Wasserman / New Lehrhaus Robert Oppenheimer helped bring the atomic bomb into existence, then became a target of the government he served. In this conversation hosted by New Lehrhaus on October 25, 2026, biographer David Rieff joins publisher Steve Wasserman to explore Oppenheimer’s political awakening, his relationship to… Read More Oppenheimer, the Bomb and the Price of Serving the State

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How The International Community Sold Out Gaza & Killed Itself In The Process

Chris Hedges and Norman Finkelstein The greatest injustices in the world are often masked in volumes of complex and incomprehensible legal language that are not accessible to the general public. The genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is one horrific example of how the world’s highest legal institutions appear to have gone through the motions of… Read More How The International Community Sold Out Gaza & Killed Itself In The Process

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Modi’s Trump bet collapses. Expect Democrats to raise the heat

US Congress’ Democratic sweep intensifies pressure on Modi’s governance, despite enduring strategic convergenceBharat Bhushan The Democratic Party’s electoral sweep of both chambers of the US Congress presents a two-front dilemma for the Narendra Modi government. It must simultaneously navigate an unpredictable and transaction-oriented US President Donald Trump, and an empowered US Congress controlled by Democrats… Read More Modi’s Trump bet collapses. Expect Democrats to raise the heat

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