Posts By: Mehran Khalili

Left wing activists

The two reflexes that are breaking the left

Opinion

4.02.2026

Values keep movements honest, while a material approach gets results, and there’s a time and place for both.

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The US dropped the mask: Use it

Opinion

20.01.2026

If we want to confront power, we need to know how it works. This week I sat down with Yanis Varoufakis and the commentator Arnaud Bertrand to ...

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2025’s most ridiculous political moments

19.12.2025

It was the year politics truly went off the rails. And when that happens, satire turns into a basic necessity.

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We really need to stop blaming voters for the far right’s success

Opinion

7.11.2025

Calling voters “racist” won’t stop the far right. Organising better, speaking clearly, and offering hope just might

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The German template for silencing dissent

Opinion

15.09.2025

A closer look at Germany’s crackdown on pro-Palestine protest, and what it reveals about Europe’s widening playbook of repression

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The AI revolution is here: How activists must use it to confront power

Opinion

28.04.2025

If you’re an organiser who’s jumping straight to execution without a plan, you’re wasting your time. But if you’re planning without using AI, ...

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Ban the candidate, boost the cause

Opinion

25.04.2025

It’s not about endorsing Le Pen or AfD. It’s about refusing to surrender democracy to the authoritarian establishment and nationalist ...

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Inside Serbia’s massive student uprising: The tactics you can use

1.04.2025

Serbia’s students recently built one of Europe’s largest protest movements. But you probably haven’t heard much about it. Here's what we can ...

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Trump 2.0: What activists must do differently this time

Opinion

27.01.2025

Mehran Khalili hosted a discussion for DiEMTV on what Trump’s second term could mean with Yanis Varoufakis and Katie Halper

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