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African Military Marxism: Deviation or Innovation?

Von ROAPE

In this thought-provoking blog, based on his new book African Military Marxism, Adam Mayer argues that Military Marxism influenced the emergence of entirely new political systems in Africa, challenging the notion that Western democracy is the ultimate political model The post African Military Marxism: Deviation or Innovation?

The Atrocity Exhibition: On Perpetrators

Von Richard Seymour

The automation of death has been a goal of the US military since 2004. The aim has been to progress from ‘man-in-the-loop’ technology, where a human decides what the technology does, to ‘man-on-the-loop’ system where a human can intervene but does not regularly make decisions, to full automation.

Bolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup Trial

Von Brian Mier

The Trump-backed ex-President looks destined for jail. The Jair Bolsonaro who appeared in court was a far cry from the aggressive and crude public persona with which the Brazilian public has become accustomed over the last 40 years. On the stand, he did his best to appear humble and charming.

Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight

Von by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica, and Melissa Dai, Medill Investigative Lab

by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica, and Melissa Dai, Medill Investigative Lab ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.

Tunisia: Rampant violations against refugees and migrants expose EU’s complicity risk

Von Amnesty International

The Tunisian authorities have over the past three years increasingly dismantled protections for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, particularly Black people, with a dangerous shift towards racist policing and widespread human rights violations that endanger their lives, safety and dignity, Amnesty International said today.

Making Up an Escape

Von Alex Ransom

Since her career began in the mid-1990s, Kelly Reichardt has directed nine feature films, all modest in scope and budget and often willfully disinterested in the norms and conventions of mainstream American filmmaking.

Wieso sollten Synchronstimmen nicht mit KI erzeugt werden?

Von Übermedien

Immer mehr Filmfirmen drängen Synchronsprecher, den Einsatz von KI zu erlauben. Aber die wehren sich. Der Synchronsprecher Sven Plate erzählt im Podcast mit Holger Klein, wieso er KI in der Kreativbranche problematisch findet – und zwar ganz grundsätzlich.

As governments bet on carbon trading, Japan’s early scheme spotlights pitfalls

Von Matteo Civillini

Analysis by Climate Home News of Japan’s current projects under Article 6.2 - from forest protection to energy-saving lights in Uniqlo stores - raises questions over the climate benefits of some of the offsets The post As governments bet on carbon trading, Japan’s early scheme spotlights pitfalls appeared first on Climate Home News.

Vom Netz auf die Straße – Generation Z 212 und die Jugendproteste in Marokko

Von Rezgar Akrawi

Im Herbst 2025 erlebt Marokko eine umfassende, von der Jugend angeführte Protestbewegung, der Generation Z 212. Sie stellt grundlegende Fragen nach sozialer Gerechtigkeit und nutzt dabei ein ihnen bekanntes Terrain – digitale Räume. Sie sind bekannt als Generation Z 212, benannt nach der internationalen Telefonvorwahl des Landes.

Free trade mega bloc key to success in post-US economic order

Von Jayant Menon

Combatting rising protectionism and reviving multilateralism was the top priority at the ASEAN, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits in October and November 2025.

Gesichtserkennung und Palantir: Dobrindts Überwachungspaket muss vom Tisch

Heute hat AlgorithmWatch zusammen mit Amnesty International, CCC, GFF und Ulrich Kelber ein Gutachten vorgelegt, das die Rechtswidrigkeit von Dobrindts Plänen zur biometrischen Massenüberwachung klar belegt. Auch seine unsäglichen Palantir-Ideen passen nicht in unsere Demokratie. Beide Vorhaben gehören ersatzlos gestrichen.