Archive: Opinion

Beral Madra on Turkey, the EU and DiEM25’s quest for democracy in the country

Opinion

5.02.2022

Interview with Beral Madra, art critic, curator, honorary president of AICA Turkey and member of DiEM25's Coordinating Collective.

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Should we do anything about lies on the internet?

Opinion

31.01.2022

Mehran Khalili, adviser to DiEM25, writes about censorship, misinformation, and the Establishment vs Joe Rogan.

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Portugal elections: fight the oligarchy or nothing will change

Opinion

28.01.2022

A path that ends in a dead end can only create instability. That's the likely outcome of Portugal's election.

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Greek government’s market fundamentalism undermines Greece’s vaccination drive

Opinion

18.01.2022

Market fundamentalism is pushing the Mitsotakis government to adopt a measure that undermines its own vaccination drive.

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The Establishment doesn’t tell us to ‘Look Down’ — it tells us ‘Don’t Look Up’

Opinion

10.01.2022

Don’t Look Up has become a successful movie because people are identifying with it. Many problems that we face are being problematised by it.

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COP26 is doomed, and the hollow promise of ‘net zero’ is to blame

Opinion

10.11.2021

Net zero is popular among polluters for good reason – it’s toothless compared to emissions restrictions and a carbon tax.

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COP26: Johnson & Extinction vs Progress

Opinion

19.10.2021

Taken as a whole, Boris Johnson’s proposed UK NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) bears no resemblance to what is necessary.

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When saying No isn’t enough: what should progressives do?

Opinion

4.10.2021

Rosemary Bechler, member of DiEM25's Coordinating Collective, on what progressives must do besides just saying NO.

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Germany: will the federal election bring any positive change for Europe?

Opinion

21.09.2021

With 16 years of Angela Merkel coming to an end, who will be the next German chancellor? By Clemens Holtmann.

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