Politics
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What Sweden is, not
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« Once the most social democratic country in Europe, and then, in the 1990s, the most neoliberal one, Sweden now aims to become the most nationalist one. »
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Looted libraries
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« In both countries, it has left the government officials grappling with an extremely delicate and complex issue. Why is it so difficult to move forward? »
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A letter from
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« Even if you feel at home in time and space today, you know that you are already in mourning for the future loss of everything that is beautiful. This is the first time humanity is mourning in the future tense. »
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~ Potpourri: France
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« Chaos is no longer the weapon of the rebels but the banner of those in power. »
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Glory to the railsThis article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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Millions of Ukrainians left the country during the first weeks of the invasion; four million were evacuated by train, including a million children. Thousands of dogs, cats and other pets, too.
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Texting with … Ece Temelkuran (2)This article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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« We are not aware of how defeated we are as intellectuals. »
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Queen of the nightThis article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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Maria Theresa, Habsburg empress, created the modern European state. To ponder her reign is to ask what the Enlightenment was — and is. Be careful with your nostalgias.
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My untranslatable nameThis article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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When my parents went to register my name after I was born, they carried out an especially elaborate plan. They acquired a chocolate bar
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Mapping starvation
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On 21 August, Forensic Architecture, a London-based agency that investigates acts of state violence and lawlessness worldwide, released its latest project: « The Architecture of Genocidal Starvation in Gaza ». The next day, the United Nations declared that Gaza had officially entered a state of famine. We spoke to senior researcher at FA Nour Abuzaid,…
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Double negative
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Our first piece from Issue Eight, out from behind the paywall! « It’s best to go into Schengen’s history unshocked by contradiction. »
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The shortest, longest bus tripThis article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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Travelogue of a day in Minsk & an eternity at the EU border.
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How to abandon an archiveThis article is available for Members only. Check out our subscription plans to become a member.
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When an authoritarian regime collapses, what happens to the archives of its secret police?