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War on Identity: Notes on Zionism, Judaism and Genocide

In Perspective The genocide of the Palestinian people cannot be understood without recognising how Judaism is weaponised by the State of Israel. Any political solution of the conflict demands freeing Judaism from this identity hijacking.

By Ariel Feldman

Anatomy of a Revolt in Serbia

In Perspective Since late 2024, events in Serbia have been unfolding at breakneck speed. Each new protest action and the government’s reaction have revealed another layer of corruption at the heart of the government, while the movement's strength has been growing. Since mid-August, the Vučić government is increasingly relying on brute force against unarmed protesters. What has happened so far? What comes next?

By Filip Balunović

Rita Segato: "Gaza is a watershed moment, and the left is falling behind"

Interview Argentinian feminist intellectual Rita Segato draws connections between the genocide in Gaza and the femicides she studied in Ciudad Juárez, and reflects about the current fascistic shift and how some of her key conceptualizations on coloniality, race, and violence, help us decipher it.

By Börries Nehe

Gender Wars. Or How the Right Takes Control Over the Future

Review In her new book Gender Wars: The Sexual Politics of the Radical Right, feminist journalist Nuria Alabao brilliantly analyzes the conservative attack on bodily autonomy and childhood in the name of security.

By Paülah Nurit Shabel

Pierre Dardot: "We Are Witnessing a Civil War Against Collective Rights"

Interview In an era of rising global authoritarianism, what is the role of the state? How do violence and governmentality intersect? Can the commons still hold emancipatory potential?" These were some of the pressing questions explored in a lively exchange with philosopher Pierre Dardot.

By Gustavo Robles

#WhatWillWeBeIn2026: World Cup, Forced Disappearances and 20 Years of the War on Drugs in Mexico

In Perspective David Barrios Rodríguez explores the dual countdowns in Mexico: the FIFA World Cup and marking 20 years since the beginning of the War on Drugs - a paradoxical coexistence of festivity and social and political crisis.

By David Barrios Rodríguez

Post-Fascism for Adolescents

In Perspective Radical right-wing movements have emerged as new interlocutors for many adolescents unwilling to embrace the passivity offered by the neoliberal and increasingly apocalyptic narratives. These political groups promise quick exits from poverty and suffering, specifically to young men.

By Paülah Nurit Shabel

Feminisms against Milei — and Beyond

In Perspective It seems that the feminist movement was decisive in tipping the the balance in the first round of elections in Argentina. However, the electoral game is just one of the arenas of power. Feminisms - in the plural because we are diverse - are against Milei and beyond.

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