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on 11 May 202511 May 2025Culture Opinion

Why We Need to Imagine Again: Kohei Saito and the Chaos We’re Living Through

It is interesting that we have built a system where your retirement fund, your savings, your rent, are all basically chips on a casino table. And somehow, we have convinced ourselves that is okay. That it is okay for someone like Trump to have this much power over everyone’s future. This made me think of a book that I read last year by the Japanese Philosopher Kohei Saito, by the name Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto, and Marx in the Anthropocene.

on 04 May 202504 May 2025Politics

Crisis after Crisis: The ICRC’s Humanitarian Response to Myanmar’s Earthquake Emergency

Myanmar is one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world. According to UN Crisis Relief, 18.6 million people in Myanmar – one-third of the population – are in urgent need of humanitarian aid and protection support.

on 27 Apr 202527 Apr 2025Politics

Pizza parties, birth certificate, and 5G’s vaccinating our kids – Imaginary enemies and American elections?

While conspiracy theories are not unique to the United States, their persistent presence in presidential elections raises important questions about political communication, public trust, media ecosystems, and the resilience of democracy.

on 13 Apr 202513 Apr 2025Opinion Politics

From Ceasefire to Catastrophe: The Politics behind Israel’s war on Gaza

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that was signed in January has collapsed. Since the collapse in March, Israel has restarted its devastating bombing campaigns in Gaza that indiscriminately target civilians by bombing schools, hospitals and even refugee tents. In just a couple of days, over 700 civilians have been killed with even more injured, a number that will only increase over time.

on 06 Apr 202506 Apr 2025Politics

Syrian Swedes are cautiously dreaming of a free Syria again– “But returning is still difficult, our home is completely destroyed”

Now that the Assad era in Syria is over, Syrians all over the world dare to dream again. Nader Machhadi (64), Aya (21) and Mohamed Alhaded (27) are some of the many Syrian refugees who fled to Sweden to escape one of the Middle East’s bloodiest dictatorships. What do they think of the sudden fall of Assad’s regime? And how do they see their country’s future?

on 30 Mar 202530 Mar 2025Economy

The Scissorhands of a blue dyed dollar

The illegal ‘blue’ currency is popular amongst Argentineans who prefer the stability of the official dollar but are restricted by the government to use it. However, the fake currency has become an inconvenience for international transactions from unaware tourists as prices at the official rate are double.

on 26 Mar 202526 Mar 2025Culture Portrait

Journalism Is The First Draft Of History

March 2024. Award Winning investigative journalist Walid Batrawi (1969, Jerusalem) left his home in Ramallah after working for almost 30 years as a journalist and witness of modern day Palestine. As one of the few Palestinian voices left he continues his work from his new home in Toronto. His most recent project being the crossborder collaborative Gaza Project with Forbidden Stories.

on 23 Mar 202523 Mar 2025Economy

Having Greenland is Better than Having Bourbon – The growing U.S. consumer goods boycott spreading across the world

Throughout Europe and Canada, a consumer boycott movement against U.S. goods is growing in response to President Trump’s and his administration’s potential trade war and territorial threats. From removing items from shelves to marking European-made products, citizens create resistance.

on 16 Mar 202515 Mar 2025Environment

The European Green Deal at Crossroads: Balancing Climate Ambitions and Competitiveness

The European Green Deal was presented as the way forward for Europe. Consisting of a large set of policies aimed to create the first climate neutral continent, the plan is one of the most ambitious of the European Union. However, only five years after the initiative, the Green Deal is already being watered down due to a combination of factors. The wind has changed, and the green ambitions of the European Union make way for global industrial competitiveness.