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2026
Film
Mainstream cinema demands that women who choose each other must also choose death — and calls it a happy ending
From Thelma & Louise to The Children’s Hour, films that edge toward lesbian love repeatedly resolve it through death. When women’s desire becomes explicit, mainstream cinema reveals the limits of the “happy ending.
Art
Caravaggio’s Annunciation trades the dramatic light of his Roman period for a softer, more introspective spirituality
Painted during his Maltese exile, the canvas achieves a complex balance where traditional symbols fade into shadow. By focusing solely on the Archangel’s gesture, the artist moves beyond technical showmanship to reveal the essence of a private, divine promise.
European Union
Greenland is no small price for Europe to learn the empire has no allies, only assets
Any US attempt to seize Greenland would constitute a crime, yet Europe’s reliance on the American empire has left it powerless to defend even its own sovereignty.
United States
Trump's Venezuelan coup that no one dares to condemn
Barely a few days into 2026, Trump orders the abduction of Nicolás Maduro. We live in a less safe world than we did in 2025, courtesy of the so called Western bastions of ‘international law’ and ‘human rights’.
Israel and its supporters deliberately foment hate and division in our society
When Israel’s abuses become impossible to justify, its defenders pivot to demonising Muslims instead. Leaked polling suggests this isn’t spontaneous racism, but a calculated messaging strategy.
2025
Environment Report
COP 30 was a minacious charade
A literal fire at the venue served as a grim metaphor for a summit that produced little more than a marketing brochure. By sidestepping the meat and fossil fuel industries, the conference effectively surrendered to the 'might is right' mentality while the 1.5°C target slips out of reach.
United Nations
UN peacekeeping missions have betrayed their humanitarian mandate to become the armed enforcers of foreign resource extraction
Behind the veneer of impartiality, blue helmets in the DRC and Haiti have enabled the plunder of cobalt and gold while inflicting cholera and abuse on the populations they claim to save.
‘Booming out the propaganda narrative’: UK media alarm over Russian spy ship misrepresents Law of the Sea
The British government is self-evidently lying about a Russian ship being in 'UK waters', and shining lasers into pilots' eyes. So why is every media outlet's defence correspondent echoing these lies?
United States
They called him 'Osama bin Mamdani'. New York called him mayor
Despite a campaign of vicious Islamophobic smears, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has made history. And his victory ushers in a new progressive era for a city hungry for change.
Environment Report
Rivers of the air: How atmospheric rivers shape weather, water and climate
Long, invisible streams of moisture called atmospheric rivers transport immense volumes of water vapour around the planet. They nourish ecosystems and refill reservoirs—but in a warming world, they’re also becoming more intense, destructive and unpredictable.
Federalism
Revolution without borders: Why some uprisings spread and others do not
Anger can ignite revolt, but only organisation sustains it. Without vision, unity and plans for governance, revolutions collapse or repeat the tyranny they resist. The chance to prove otherwise may be closer than we think.
United Nations
A world of paper promises: The betrayal of women from Gaza to Sudan
International agreements promised to protect them from violence, hunger, and inequality. But in the world's most brutal war zones, those promises are worthless, forcing millions of women to survive in a system designed to ignore them.
United States
A domestic army in pictures: Inside the far-right art of ICE's recruitment ads
ICE’s new recruitment posters deliberately echo 1940s wartime propaganda, and the message is clear: we are at war with immigrant
United States
'The world loses a Dick': Cheney's obituary
The former US vice-president's death closes a career marked by war, torture and ruthless power.
Art
The mirror and the light: Caravaggio and the enigma of Narcissus
When Narcissus emerged from obscurity in 1913, it reignited fascination with a timeless myth and the men who painted its tragedy. Whether born of Caravaggio's brush or not, it reveals the myth's core - the moment when reflection turns to obsession and beauty gives way to loss.
I was supposed to chase a government job in Bangladesh. Instead, I chose to fight for justice
A national fixation on civil service careers is draining talent from Bangladesh's courtrooms. Now, the NILS student network is equipping a new generation with the advocacy skills and professional networks to revitalise the legal profession from the ground up.
Literature
Art, music and leisure: American creativity in the early twentieth century
The early twentieth century brought a surge of American creativity as artists embraced abstraction, architects reshaped cities and cinema became a national passion, capturing both ambition and unease in a rapidly changing country.
Journalism
The ceasefire lie: How Trump’s plan turned genocide into a PR triumph
While Israel continued its killing, Trump’s 'ceasefire' served as an effective cover-up, with our media helping to manufacture the illusion.
Rohingya
’A death sentence in a different form’: Rohingya women on their struggle for survival in the world's largest refugee camp
Years after escaping the bullets in Myanmar, the terror for Rohingya women in Bangladesh is now a slow-burning crisis of hunger, violence and despair. Three mothers fight to keep hope alive for a generation born into a world that has rendered them invisible.
Art
The fresco that saved a city: Piero Della Francesca's Resurrection and its enduring power
Aldous Huxley’s praise for Piero della Francesca’s Resurrection once moved a British officer to spare a town—showing how art can outlast war and shape destiny.
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