Archive: Opinion

Why should we care about the monarchy?

Opinion

17.03.2021

The monarchy, the police, the House of Lords, multinational corporations and the right-wing media are reproducing systems of inequality.

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Violence and its forms: maintaining focus for collective action

Opinion

16.03.2021

From the brutal crack-downs in Myanmar to the inequity of resource allocation under COVID-19, violence has become part of 'business as usual’.

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Bomb back better: Biden breaks progressives’ short lived illusion

Opinion

8.03.2021

Syria fulfills the function of battleground and release-valve for tensions and conflicts between both regional and global powers.

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New Greek law seeks to enforce joint custody on families

Opinion

1.03.2021

A recent reform of Greek family law seeks to enforce joint custody in all divorce cases - sidelining cases of domestic violence.

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Draghi is neither a Keynesian nor a saviour of the Fatherland

Opinion

1.03.2021

Draghi's Government is composed of a privileged aristocracy that will not tackle increasing inequality, or access to education and employment.

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Pablo Hasél: a thorn in the side of the Spanish state

Opinion

23.02.2021

Daily protests have been occurring in Spain, calling for the liberation of rapper Pablo Hasél who has been critical of the Spanish state and police.

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A vaccine apartheid is unfolding across the globe

Opinion

22.02.2021

The COVID-19 vaccine should be a public good -- but instead, a global vaccine apartheid is unfolding. 

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Greece: entrenched sexism is under the spotlight

Opinion

10.02.2021

Sailing olympic champion Sofia Bekatorou came forward with allegations of rape by a senior executive of the Hellenic Sailing Federation.

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The EU is undermining citizens’ right to privacy

Opinion

5.02.2021

The EU's recent proposals on encryption threaten to establish "a front door" to encrypted digital communications.

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