Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Geopolitics
Scheerpost: 100 Jewish Cease-Fire Supporters Arrested Blocking Biden’s NYC Motorcade Route
“As Jewish New Yorkers we want to make crystal clear that President Biden is not welcome in our city while he continues to fund and arm the Israeli government’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza,” said […]
EU politics
Larry Elliot: Only a rupture with the EU will alter the failed status quo
While state und corporate media portray Brexit as neo-fascist, a mental deficiency, or a Russian plot, there are other explanations. We try to bring some of these. It’s not plausible that either Brexit in name […]
EU politics
Paolo Gerbaudo: A new Sorpasso?
Podemos in Spain is yet another cautionary tale for the left internationally. Read the article here.
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