Introduction Elon Musk’s attempt to reshape Twitter into an ideological stronghold has led to a spectacular downfall. Having spent $44 billion on what was once the world’s most influential social media platform, Musk’s vision of an unregulated “free speech” utopia has backfired, turning X into a toxic wasteland and a financial disaster. Meanwhile, his neglect…
A Historic Trial Cloaked in Silence As Colombia navigates one of its most politically turbulent periods, the trial of Álvaro Uribe Vélez—one of the country’s most powerful and controversial figures—moves forward under a deafening media blackout. The former president, long deemed untouchable, faces serious accusations of ties to paramilitary groups and obstruction of justice. Yet,…
Introduction When a Brazilian Supreme Court judge can dictate content bans on American social media platforms, and when Donald Trump cries censorship while suing those who expose his corruption, it becomes clear: the battle for free speech is nothing but a tool for the powerful to shape the global narrative in their favour. Welcome to…
Introduction: A Helping Hand… or a Looting Scheme? As Ukraine bleeds under Russian bombardment, the United States smells an opportunity—a nation in distress, desperate enough to sign away its future. Washington’s latest “proposal”? A $500 billion deal in exchange for unrestricted access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth—titanium, lithium, and rare earth elements—the strategic jackpot. But beneath…
Introduction Since his election in 2022, Gustavo Petro has been the target of an unprecedented political and judicial offensive. Baseless accusations, relentless media smear campaigns, and judicial manipulation—everything is being deployed to cripple Colombia’s first left-wing government. This playbook, perfected in Latin America, has a name: lawfare, the insidious use of judicial institutions to eliminate…
Intro When a UN Special Rapporteur dares to expose human rights violations in occupied Palestine, they instantly become a target. Francesca Albanese, in office since 2022, has faced relentless attacks, smear campaigns, and institutional roadblocks from Israel and its allies. Why? Because she refuses to look away. Because she exposes uncomfortable truths that certain powers…
The Poison Empire: How Agrochemical Giants Manipulate the World and Make Us Sick Introduction While agrochemical lobbies poison the planet, they orchestrate a vast disinformation campaign to make their toxic products seem like an economic necessity. Behind the façade of “science” lies a war of information where everything is permitted—corrupting scientists, intimidating researchers, pushing media…
It would almost be comical if it weren’t so grotesque. The leader of what is supposed to be the “free world” shrugs, barely masking his disdain, while Ukraine burns. If there was ever a time to illustrate how much the powerful truly give a damn about the people on the ground, this is it. The…
From Populist Promises to Corporate Greed Just when you thought Javier Milei’s libertarian circus couldn’t get any more grotesque, he’s pulled yet another trick out of his neoliberal playbook: privatising the Banco Nación, Argentina’s largest state-owned financial institution. With a stroke of his pen, Milei has effectively laid the groundwork for a corporate takeover of…
Javier Milei, Argentina’s self-proclaimed libertarian crusader, has found himself at the centre of an international corruption scandal that is as grotesque as it is predictable. The so-called “anarcho-capitalist” president, who vowed to purge Argentina of its economic woes through radical libertarian policies, is now entangled in a crypto fraud debacle involving bribes, nepotism, and the…
