Little tribute to Susan George, French-American fighter for social justice, who died today (here in french language) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xpI...
R.I.P. Susan George, my friend, colleague and comrade of 30 years. A public intellectual of the highest order, you will remain an inspiration for generations to come.
in this interview for TNI's State of Power report, I take a look at China and/in the global politics of the far right, convergence and mismatch, civilizationism and digital culture, and visions for transnational solidarity.
www.tni.org/en/article/m...
@tninstitute.bsky.social
๐จ LAUNCHING ๐จ State of Power 2026 ๐จ
Fascism and the far right are on the rise. Beyond headlines, we examine the reasons for their rise, the economic interests that support them, how they weaponise todayโs social and ecological crises, and proposals for how to fight back.
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Trump is not crazy. He's creating a new world order that bears striking similarities with facism in the 1930s. Today in @tribunemagazine.bsky.social, I lay out what that looks like and how we can fight it.ย
#Greenland #Venezuela #davosย
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
The Dig youโve been waiting for to understand the political economy of AI as it becomes fulcrum of global contests and conflicts over economic and military dominance. My interview w/ @nsrnicek.bsky.social on his book Silicon Empires: The Fight for the Future of AI www.thedigradio.com/podcast/sili...
This Government has no moral authority left to protect. But still, this is an agonising read from the great @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.
My message to Ursula von der Leyen in The Guardian this morning:
Americaโs bet on AI is now so gigantic that every MAGA voterโs pension is bound to the bubbleโs precarious survival. If she grabs Trump where it hurts, Europe will win this fight.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The great Geoffrey Bindman has died. Rest in Strength. www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Peter Weiss (1925-2025)
The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Peter Weiss, the visionary human rights lawyer, our beloved mentor and friend, and our long-time vice president, who served on our board for nearly five decades.
ccrjustice.org/home/blog/20...
IPS mourns the immense loss of Peter Weiss, a path-breaking international human rights lawyer who led the Instituteโs board of directors with a steady and courageous hand through Nixon-era political repression and the assassination of two IPS colleagues.
UNFOLD ZERO mourns and honors Peter Weiss, human rights lawyer and nuclear abolition advocate, who passed away on November 3, 2025, just one month before his 100th birthday.
Rest in Peace, Peter Weiss - a life dedicated to peace and democracy. You will inspire generations to come. www.tni.org/en/article/t... @ips-dc.org
Much ink has been spilt on Elon Musk as an individual personality rather than as a product of political economy. On 28 October listen to Quinn Slobodian propose a theory of Muskism analogous to Fordism. For details and to register go to www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
As military systems seep into law enforcement, border control, public health, and even education, the distinction between national defence & domestic governance is collapsing. Learn more: privacyinternational.org/long-read/56...
Een foto zegt meer dan 1000 woorden waard is. De vluchtelingen de schuld geven voor ongelijkheid in eigen land. www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b9fc684e/
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine ๐ต๐ธ
(๐ฅ Ahmed Zantac)
Why Southern countries shouldn't try to appease Trump on tariffs by my colleague Rachmi Hertanti www.tni.org/en/article/t...
Scandalous: Palantir is well on its way to conquering Europe (UK included) . How can any state claim sovereignty when a US corporation holds a quasi-monopoly on its security? www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
โTech companies are going to war. This isnโt a metaphor. After years of avoiding public links to the military-industrial complex, Big Tech has taken to the hills.โ
english.elpais.com/economy-and-...
๐จ NEW: Over half of minerals designated as โcriticalโ by the UK play โno major roleโ in the green transition, our research reveals ๐จ
Our new briefing finds the often-harmful mining of these resources is being driven in a large way by militarisation
www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/mat...
Belangrijk verklaring van de Handel Anders campagne over de actuele agenda achter US tarieven op EU handel www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel... door @guusgeurts.bsky.social en Djuna Farjon
See piece by Boris Kagarlitsky in LMD below mondediplo.com/2025/08/07ru...
โPeter Thielโs protรฉgรฉs: a common thread runs through Trumpโs tech teamโ 5/21/25 fortune.com/2025/05/21/p...
Written without internet access and under conditions of censorship in prison, Boris Kagarlitsky of @tninstitute.bsky.social offers a sharp and often ironic reflection on the political and systemic dynamics behind Trumpโs return to power. links.org.au/us-hegemony-...
Whatโs really behind the not-so-clean deal between the EU Indonesia trade deal?
Our Julie Zalcman & @tninstitute.bsky.socialโs Rachmi Hertanti broke it down in @sustainableviews.bsky.social ๐ friendsoftheearth.eu/news/the-not...