In Perspective

The looming AI-powered cultural revolution

In Perspective Institutions of culture and knowledge are facing an existential threat from an AI-powered assault. But interpretative entities such as universities, courts, and digital platforms are not only tools of domination, but also key terrains of struggle. As algorithmic bombardment threatens to disintegrate the common sense, we have to expand the commons of sense.

By Maziar Samiee

Inside the Zohran Mamdani Campaign: Lessons in Socialist Strategy and its Pressing Challenges

In Perspective In a time when authoritarianism is globalized, leftist victories also have a spillover effect that inspires counter-strategies in different geographies. In this article, Özge Yaka draws some lessons from the Mamdani campaign and points to challenges for socialists around the globe.

War on Identity: Notes on Zionism, Judaism and Genocide

In Perspective The genocide of the Palestinian people cannot be understood without recognising how Judaism is weaponised by the State of Israel. Any political solution of the conflict demands freeing Judaism from this identity hijacking.

By Ariel Feldman

Anatomy of a Revolt in Serbia

In Perspective Since late 2024, events in Serbia have been unfolding at breakneck speed. Each new protest action and the government’s reaction have revealed another layer of corruption at the heart of the government, while the movement's strength has been growing. Since mid-August, the Vučić government is increasingly relying on brute force against unarmed protesters. What has happened so far? What comes next?

By Filip Balunović

#WhatWillWeBeIn2026: World Cup, Forced Disappearances and 20 Years of the War on Drugs in Mexico

In Perspective David Barrios Rodríguez explores the dual countdowns in Mexico: the FIFA World Cup and marking 20 years since the beginning of the War on Drugs - a paradoxical coexistence of festivity and social and political crisis.

By David Barrios Rodríguez