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Dark clouds over the United Nations in New York. Adam Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The lopsidedness was stark: 120 countries voted in favor of a resolution before the United Nations on Oct. 26, 2023, calling for a “humanitarian truce...

09 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Jorge Heine

Funérailles, le 22 octobre, à Revivim, d’un habitant du kibboutz Beeri, assassiné le 7 octobre par le Hamas. Aris Messinis/AFP

Israël-Hamas : le mouvement pour la paix a-t-il été assassiné le 7 octobre ?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

En Israël, le mouvement pacifiste et l’activisme anti-occupation, déjà en recul avant les attaques terroristes commises par le Hamas le 7 octobre, ris...

07 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Anne Lene Stein

‘Gaza Metro’: a Hamas fighter demonstrates one of the group’s networks of tunnels at Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip. Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire

What the Israel Defence Forces can expect when they enter the ‘Gaza Metro’ tunnel system

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Amid fears of yet another long war in the region, Israel has now begun its ground campaign in Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has already claime...

03 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christopher Morris

Donald Trump attends his civil fraud trial in New York City on Oct. 25, 2023. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has regularly bordered on the incitement of violence. Lately, however, it has become even more violent. Yet b...

27 Junio 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mark R. Reiff

Izikhothane display their expensive Italian shoes - which they sometimes destroy in public. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Izikhothane: a deeper history of a South African youth subculture where luxury items are trashed

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

In South Africa, a skhothane is a young, fashionably dressed black urban resident who engages in destructive conspicuous consumption. This involves re...

15 Abril 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Mthobeli Ngcongo y Sifiso Mnisi

A participant of the ‘Stokerland’ event in Dublin, in front of St Patrick’s Cathedral, goes the extra mile, with an ornate costume and even stilts. Luisa Golz, Author provided

Gothic getaways: the rise and evolution of ‘dark tourism’ festivals

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

That Halloween is a commercial event is a platitude akin to saying that the sky is blue, or that chocolates are widely eaten on Valentines Day. Mentio...

30 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Luisa Golz

Unjuk rasa BEM Seluruh Indonesia terkait putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi tentang batas usia capres-cawapres. Asprilla Dwi Adha/Antara Foto

4 alasan mengapa Pilpres 2024 bisa jadi ancaman bagi demokrasi Indonesia

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Pada 2010, Profesor Edward Aspinall dari Departemen Politik dan Perubahan Sosial, Australia National University, menerbitkan sebuah artikel berjudul “...

28 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Dadang I K Mujiono

Leadership and likability questions help pollsters predict who might win. Osaka Wayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images

Polls have value, even when they are wrong

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

An ABC News/Washington Post poll in September 2023 generated outrage among Democrats. The headline on the story, “Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-...

07 Junio 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Kirby Goidel

Giorgia Meloni: how the realities of office trumped the Italian prime minister’s radicalism

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

A year ago many pundits feared that Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government would turn out to be a radical one. This was not just because o...

03 Junio 2024
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Daniele Albertazzi

There’s trouble under the U.S. Capitol dome. iStock / Getty Images Plus

GOP’s House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

House Republicans fired one leader, Kevin McCarthy, and have spent almost three weeks trying unsuccessfully to choose another to succeed him as speake...

24 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Stefanie Lindquist

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Mother and baby take refuge from drought and hunger at a refugee camp in Somalia. Giles Clarke via Getty Images

Why mothers and babies will suffer more as Africa grows hotter

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

As Africa gets hotter, mothers and babies are most at risk. Why is this and what can be done about it? Matthew Chersich, a specialist in climate chang...

02 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matthew Cherisch

Israel and Palestine: views of students and youth activists shouldn’t be dismissed – they have shaped the conversation for years

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

University campuses have long been hubs of political activism. As young people form their own opinions away from their parents, many act passionately ...

20 Noviembre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Leonie Fleischmann

L’institution militaire est traversée par un mouvement de fond qui tend à mettre en avant l’aptitude à manager les équipes. Rawpixel, CC BY-SA

Manager, est-ce commander (et inversement) ?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Institution multiséculaire, la Gendarmerie nationale n’est pas avare de regards rétrospectifs, de respect de traditions ou de valorisation d’évènement...

19 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joan Le Goff y 2 más

The attacks may have reversed a decline in philanthropy seen in recent years. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Israel is getting a surge in donations from the US in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks

(Tiempo de lectura: 2 - 4 minutos)

The U.S. government has stepped up its focus on Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. American Jews are also responding, in part by sendin...

18 Octubre 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim

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International reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the growing rift between the West and the Global South

Israël-Hamas : le mouvement pour la paix a-t-il été assassiné le 7 octobre ?

What the Israel Defence Forces can expect when they enter the ‘Gaza Metro’ tunnel system

Trump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society

Izikhothane: a deeper history of a South African youth subculture where luxury items are trashed

Gothic getaways: the rise and evolution of ‘dark tourism’ festivals

4 alasan mengapa Pilpres 2024 bisa jadi ancaman bagi demokrasi Indonesia

Polls have value, even when they are wrong

Giorgia Meloni: how the realities of office trumped the Italian prime minister’s radicalism

GOP’s House paralysis is a crisis in a time of crises

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Why mothers and babies will suffer more as Africa grows hotter

Israel and Palestine: views of students and youth activists shouldn’t be dismissed – they have shaped the conversation for years

Manager, est-ce commander (et inversement) ?

Israel is getting a surge in donations from the US in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer
un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales