Mandela’s greatness may be assured, but not his legacy
When I reported from South Africa in the 1960s, the Nazi admirer Johannes Vorster occupied the prime minister’s residence in…
De AIVD leest met je mee
Vandaag schrijft het AD na aanleiding van een onderzoek naar de Stasi praktijken van de veiligheidsdienst in Nederland: “Het AD…
It is about Zwarte Piet
The premises of white/autochtoon engagement with anti-racism in the Netherlands. On November 7, 2013 I had the pleasure to participate…
If security at universities isn’t for students, who is it for?
Students arrested for inadvertently being in the same building as Princess Anne, heavy handed policing of careers fair protests –…
Who can ride the garment tiger? On factory workers in Bangladesh
“On Saturday September 21st there began a 10 day mass agitation by Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment(RMG) workers demanding a 170%…
21 september; vooral een Bruine Zaterdag
Peter Storm schreef een opiniestuk over de demonstraties die afgelopen zaterdag 21 september plaatsvonden in Den Haag & Amsterdam. Hij…
This is what rape culture looks like: misogynistic chanting in universities
“As someone who has been active in feminist organizations for years, I am occasionally asked what I mean by “rape…
Bankrupt (Capitalism Is)!
The first political slogan of which I was consciously aware was the old Communist Party of Canada-Marxist Leninist’s “Make the Rich Pay.” …
The whistleblowers at the frontier of digital liberation
Incarcerated, persecuted and put on show trials, today’s digital dissenters — from Manning and Assange to Snowden — continue to…
David Graeber: On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you…