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How Social Media Platforms Silence Opposition in the Middle East and North Africa

Rachel GriffinNovember 18, 2020

According to the NGO Syrian Archive, there are more hours of video documenting the Syrian civil war than the duration of the conflict itself. Since the Arab Sp... Read More

Bulgaria protests against the ‘mafia dictatorship’

Yoanna VergilovaNovember 17, 2020

“I want to want to live in Bulgaria!” “I want my country back!” “I think, therefore I protest,” chant crowds of Bulgarians every evening since July 9, 2020. Ag... Read More

Trois mois de contestation en Biélorussie : comment est-on arrivé là?

Valeriia AnikushinaNovember 15, 2020

La Biélorussie était un pays peu connu du grand public. Cet été, les manifestations qui y ont eu lieu ont fait de ce pays un nouveau symbole de la lutte populaire pour les droits fondamentaux. Diffusées massivement par les médias, les preuves ... Read More

When Nothing Matters Anymore: An Anthropologist Explains Why Trump’s Support is Unshakeable

María Morato-BermejoNovember 3, 2020

Before entering politics, Donald Trump was largely unknown outside the U.S. To Americans, he was a New York real estate developer constructing lavish casinos ... Read More

“America is divided between fairy tales and facts”: An interview with a Republican in France

Malthe Hangaard DahlNovember 3, 2020

Erik Svane waits for me in front of his apartment in a quiet residential area of the 17th arrondissement. The Chief Media Officer of Republicans in France is a... Read More

[OPINION] The US elections resemble a game of ‘Among Us’: vote out the impostor!

Meike EijsbergNovember 2, 2020

In late October, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her acronym AOC, organized what is perhaps the strangest voter outreach event in recent history. She livestreamed herself on the streaming platform Twitch playing Among Us, a hugely popul... Read More

What Hope is There for Palestinians in the US Elections?

Paul BirlingNovember 1, 2020

Three days away from the US elections, Democrats and Republicans are both scrambling for their final votes. Four years of Trump’s presidency have changed the p... Read More

US Elections: The View From Australia

Darcy FrenchNovember 1, 2020

The impending US presidential election will be the most crucial in modern history. As claimed by the Guardian Weekly on its Oct. 2 cover, it is “the election t... Read More

OPINION: The British Left and Muslim Communities, A Genuine Alliance?

Seif A. HarrasyOctober 31, 2020

Clearly, there is a rapport between Muslim communities and the political Left in the United Kingdom. Left-wing parties traditionally stand with oppressed minorities. Faced with a national rise in Islamophobia, British Muslims constitute one such exa... Read More

What to watch for in the Belarus protests

Alberto MiragliaOctober 30, 2020

Since August 2020, mass protests have shaken Belarus, building momentum in its capital Minsk and eventually spreading throughout the entire country. The protes... Read More

REVIEW: “News and How to Use It” by Alan Rusbridger, a much-needed guide

An Unsolved Catastrophe in a New Moria

Chile, a Step Forward: The Long Road to a New Constitution

When The People Finally Sing: How Thai Youth Are Reshaping Their Country