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Spiralling inequality won’t fix itself. We need a movement

Spiralling inequality won’t fix itself. We need a movement

As dozens of billionaires sip champagne and zip down the ski slopes at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, millions in Zambia...

yesterday 30

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Winnie Byanyima

For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’

For US Conservatives, DEI is code for ‘Don’t Ever Integrate’

The latest flashpoint in the conservative and far-right war against so-called “woke culture” is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...

yesterday 20

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Donald Earl Collins

Western liberals have lessons to learn from Austria’s far-right turn

Western liberals have lessons to learn from Austria’s far-right turn

The far-right Freedom Party (FPO), founded in the 1950s by a man who had been a senior officer in Hitler’s elite paramilitary SS, is on the verge...

yesterday 9

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Maximilian Hess

Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?

Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?

Over the past few months, Ukraine has increasingly been under pressure from its Western allies to start mobilising young men under the age of 25....

yesterday 7

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Volodymyr Ishchenko

The defence of Elon Musk’s salute is a symptom of a much deeper problem

The defence of Elon Musk’s salute is a symptom of a much deeper problem

Apparently, the new and used – sorry, pre-owned – electric car salesman Elon Musk is aching to prove that he is even more of an insufferable...

previous day 100

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Andrew Mitrovica

I dream of a quiet, drone-free Gaza

I dream of a quiet, drone-free Gaza

Since the ceasefire has gone into force, the skies in Gaza have changed. There is an unusual stillness. We do not hear Israeli fighter jets or...

tuesday 10

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Fatma Al Zahraa Sehwail

Trump on Mars

Trump on Mars

It was a cold day yesterday in Washington, DC, when Donald Trump was sworn in for his second stint as president of the United States of America. On...

tuesday 4

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Belen Fernandez

Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity

Syrians are ready to rebuild their country, but they need solidarity

It has been more than a month since Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in Syria, marking the end of a 13-year-long revolution. This event brought...

20.01.2025 3

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Yarub Asfari

The ceasefire will not bring our lives back

The ceasefire will not bring our lives back

A lot of noise – missiles and explosions, the sound of drones, shouting and wailing, screams of “martyr, martyr”. The breaking of glass,...

19.01.2025 50

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Reem Sleem

One more broken promise to close Guantanamo

One more broken promise to close Guantanamo

I was held in Guantanamo detention centre for 14 years without ever being charged with a crime. I was sent there when I was 19. I didn’t know why...

19.01.2025 30

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Mansoor Adayfi