Yearly Archives: 2026

US president Donald Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Football is never the full story: The World Cup, power and profit

Opinion

10.07.2026

The beautiful game can unite the world, but the institutions that govern it too often serve power, profit, and politics before the people. ...

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IPB statement on detention and deportation of executive director and activists in Istanbul

7.07.2026

IPB Statement on the Detention and Deportation of Executive Director Sean Conner and other Activists in Istanbul on 3 July 2026: The ...

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Larissa data centre

Larissa data centre: No free pass at the expense of water, agriculture and community

3.07.2026

MERA25 United Left warns that the proposed Larissa data centre threatens water resources, agriculture and local communities, while raising ...

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Keti Koti, the Moluccans, and the legacy of colonialism

1.07.2026

Justice without reparations and radical rethinking of the power structures from a truly global, decolonial perspective is mere moral whitewashing

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Europe heatwave

Europe’s heatwave is political

Opinion

30.06.2026

Across Europe, the toxic combination of extreme weather and inequality is resulting in tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths - and politicians ...

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Radiohead concert

I still listen to Radiohead… and I think Israel is committing genocide

Opinion

27.06.2026

Afriend just told me he can’t listen to Radiohead anymore over Palestine. As the death toll in Gaza climbed, the band stayed mostly quiet. And ...

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Metanarratives: A new online literary magazine

26.06.2026

Danielle Maisano announces the launch of Metanarratives, a new quarterly e-magazine exploring the intersection of art and politics

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DiEM25 Academy Prague

DiEM25 Academy 2026: Thinking globally, acting locally

26.06.2026

Over several days, participants explored how DiEM25, as a transnational political movement, can become more visible, more useful, and more ...

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Former UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Every British PM’s nightmare

Opinion

25.06.2026

With Keir Starmer having fallen on his sword, here is my take on the conundrum facing Andy Burnham, indeed any and every British PM. The true ...

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