Pacification or Liberation? Palestine with Kleo Alexopoulou
In this episode, Kleo Alexopoulou — historian and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla — reflects on the Gaza mission, the politics of recognition, and how solidarity transforms into a struggle for rights. From bombs heard offshore to quiet acts of resistance in detention, she traces what liberation means in a world built to deny it.
De-labeling the “Gen Z” protests
The label ‘Gen Z protests’ may be an attractive brand, but it reduces diverse, politically charged mobilizations into a pseudo-demographic narrative. By framing youth uprisings as generational outbursts, media and elites depoliticize them, sidelining the structural inequalities and institutional failures that actually fuel the anger.
Have the intellectuals left the building?
Across Europe, the cult of simplicity is winning over the discipline of thought. Experts are mocked as elitists, while ignorance is rebranded as authenticity. In this new political grammar, thinking itself has become an act of defiance.
The social elevator is stuck
Europe’s social elevator has stalled. The continent that once promised equal opportunity now recycles privilege, locking new generations on the same floors where their parents stood. What was once mobility has become inheritance—an inequality passed down like family silver.
Mama, should I become a Luddite?
In the new religion of technology, acceleration replaces purpose and faith replaces reason. Progress is treated as destiny, not decision — a force beyond scrutiny. Yet beneath the shimmer of inevitability lies a simple question: progress for whom?
Latvia: Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention Paused After Presidential Veto and Mass Protests
Latvia has become the first EU country to decide to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention – a document regarded as a cornerstone of Europe’s fight against violence against women. The parliamentary decision has divided society and sparked mass protests in Riga.
Europe as a leader in clean energy: the photovoltaic industry at a crossroads
The photovoltaic industry is calling for immediate action: a recovery strategy and support for the entire solar energy value chain are needed. A meeting of EU ministers could decide the future of the sector.
“Chat Control”: a European “Big Brother” for the little brothers
At the heart of Europe’s digital debate, the “Chat Control” proposal blurs the line between protection and intrusion. By scanning private messages in the name of safety, it risks normalizing surveillance as a civic duty.
