Edouard Gaudot The meritocratic premise of modern schooling serves merely to reproduce inequalities. In order to prepare young people for …
The Europeans
Enda O’Doherty Milan Kundera defined a European as someone who is nostalgic for Europe. But one need not share …
A genealogy of white privilege
On the politics of confession and guilt James Miller The discourse of white privilege is motivated by a genuinely anti-racist …
China’s galaxy empire
John Keane Talk of a new Cold War between the US and China emphasizes military capacity and economic prowess. Warrior …
Turkish Lives Matter
Philipp Ther Germany was quick to claim the German-Turkish vaccine developers of Pfizer/BioNTech as proof of its open society. But …
Can carnival be saved?
Quinsy Gario Carnival is a time of cultural exuberance. In the Low Countries, however, the masquerade has become a refuge …
The GULag is still alive
Olga Romanova Russia’s penal system has not been reformed since the late-Stalinist period and is essentially managed by the FSB. …
The journey of revisiting 1989
A review of ‘The Legacy of Division. East and West after 1989’ Kinga Anna Gajda What causes the …
A muscle memory of misery
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Peaceful transfer of power? Forget it.
Claire Potter The erosion of democracy wasn’t gradual; the writing was on the wall. It was the public understanding that …
The Democrats seem to have a religion problem
Musa al-Gharbi In 2020, the Republican Party continued to gain ground among voters identifying as religious – almost three quarters …
Fighting the laws that are silencing journalists
Jessica Ní Mhainín Slapps – or strategic lawsuits against public participation – are a type of legal action undertaken not …
Democracy in question
A Trumpian blip or a fundamental flaw in American democracy Shalini Randeria Timothy Snyder Just as democracy has become …
Will the pandemic teach us democracy?
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The anatomy of Zoom fatigue
Geert Lovink Covid has flooded our lives with online encounters and interactions. We work, minding our image on screen, …