Posts By: Mehran Khalili

How Harris outplayed Trump in the US presidential debate

Opinion

17.09.2024

The debate offers a high-stakes masterclass in do’s and don’ts of political communications

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Jaw-jaw beats war-war. Every time

Opinion

29.02.2024

We shouldn’t be angry at Tucker interviewing Putin, but instead at our own side’s dismissive and authoritarian attempts to avoid losing control ...

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Less shock and more strategy needed after Geert Wilders victory

Opinion

29.11.2023

Whenever a disruption candidate does well on the right, the reaction from the mainstream and the left is anything but analytical

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Israel-Palestine: Notes on an information war

Opinion

23.10.2023

The only thing needed right now is de-escalation and a ceasefire but, observing the information war that sits atop the real one, some ...

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The Russell Brand divide

Opinion

26.09.2023

Brand faces allegations of rape and sexual assault, yet this should not descend into a trial by media. Perhaps we should wait for due process ...

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Advancing trans rights: A radically strategic approach

Opinion

21.06.2023

Trans rights are under attack across the world but there are differences in the progressive sphere on this issue which hold back advances on ...

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Greece’s political shift could spark a grassroots reawakening

Opinion

9.06.2023

Greece, for years, has neglected ground-level activism. As we move into a period of greater authoritarianism, social conservativism, and ...

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The underrated power of media literacy

Opinion

7.04.2023

Boosting our digital immunity is the only lasting cure for internet lies

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The subversive power of laughter

Opinion

3.02.2023

Looking at the activist practices of 50 years ago, it is clear that those of today may have lost something vital - the ability to laugh at the ...

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