Elections: Why fascism still has a hold on Italy
Italy's tolerance for neofascist political leanings has to do with how WW2 ended - and what suited the US and UK then.
Category Archives: Opinions
Death in the USA — a botched experimental execution
Alabama wanted to kill a man by making him breathe nitrogen, based on a film. Except officials didn't know how to.
Beauty pageants say they are changing — don’t believe them
Their attempts at inclusivity are nothing but makeup to hide their ugly realities. It's time to abolish them.
Why Marvel’s Mossad superheroine Sabra is all kinds of wrong
It cloaks Israel's state savagery against Palestinians in a cape and undoes Marvel's move towards humane stories.
Peace is not the absence of war
To get peace, we must first understand the causes and logic of war.
African autocrats have new allies: Street goons
The police and military are being replaced by thugs as weapons of violence to build a veil of deniability.
Degrowth is not austerity – it is actually just the opposite
Adopting a degrowth model can ensure abundance for the majority.
Italy and Bulgaria: Europe’s big tests for Russian energy unity
As Europe stares down winter energy shortages, votes in Italy and Bulgaria could test its resolve on Russian sanctions.
For Canada’s monarchists, the buck is always king
Canada will mourn the queen, but won't lose money over it.
North Macedonia’s EU path is under threat from an unlikely actor
The Macedonian civil society has joined the right in rejecting a deal with Sofia and Brussels. This is dangerous.
Whitewashing Queen Elizabeth’s legacy won’t save the monarchy
A new generation is questioning its very legitimacy. Their voices are only going to grow.
Hollywood made me hate myself – it must apologise
Its white supremacy infected Black Africans as far away as Harare with self-loathing. I was one of its victims.
Russia’s Ukraine losses are Turkey’s gains
With the Kremlin bogged down in war, Turkey is deftly expanding its influence — at Moscow's cost.
Queen Elizabeth is not innocent of the Crown’s crimes
The late queen faithfully served the British imperial project.
Ethiopia needs the world to hold Tigray’s TPLF to its word
The international community now has an urgent choice to make — one it has so far shied away from.
To beat the next pandemic, Big Pharma can learn from chipmakers
Chip firms have found a way to pool their resources and innovate faster, while still retaining product patents.
In defence of wokeness
Right-wing attacks on 'wokeness' are part of a wider campaign to undermine social justice and equality advocacy.
Queen Elizabeth seemed sweet, the monarchy isn’t
It ought to be abolished.
Why I boycotted the queen
Queen Elizabeth II visited my school in Harare. The headmaster wanted us to sing the British anthem. So I protested.
Vietnam’s ‘unjust’ energy transition
The country is silencing those pushing the government to move faster towards clean energy. That's a recipe for disaster.