How to Drive the World Over the Precipice:
Overshoot by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton
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Overshoot by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton
We have reached a historical hinge point where the 1.5 °C safety limit is in the process of being broken. New fronts of climate struggle are emerging as "overshooting" goals becomes the dominant ideology of climate policy.
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Downwinders:
The Forgotten Stories of America’s First Atomic Bomb
✍🏽 📷 Sofie Hecht
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The Forgotten Stories of America’s First Atomic Bomb
Half a million people lived within a 150-mile radius of Trinity in 1945 and Trinity’s residual fallout traveled as far as Canada, Mexico, and 46 U.S. states. Only 15% of the plutonium in the bomb fissioned, while the remaining radioactive fallout blew downwind into surrounding communities and seeped into the soil. Residents of the area described black ash raining down, cows turning white, and white snow-like debris falling from the sky that children rubbed on their faces and caught on their tongues until they realized it was too hot to be snow. Individuals were not warned or evacuated, and exposure rates in the area were “10,000 times higher than currently allowed.”
✍🏽 📷 Sofie Hecht
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Our reporter Henri Sulku is currently on board the Conscience, one of the ships of the Freedom Flotilla sailing towards Gaza. Around one hundred people are on board, including healthcare professionals and members of the press, carrying medical supplies.
Previous flotillas attempting to break the siege have been intercepted by the Israeli military, which has shown reckless disregard for human life and international law. Despite the risks, this journey is part of the broader story of Gaza’s starvation and occupation, and of those committed to ending them.
You can track the ship's journey live on the Flotilla Tracker website. We’re also sharing daily updates, interviews with the doctors on board, and reports from the journey on Instagram and on our new TikTok account.
Follow us as the Freedom Flotilla sails to break the siege and defend press freedom.
Previous flotillas attempting to break the siege have been intercepted by the Israeli military, which has shown reckless disregard for human life and international law. Despite the risks, this journey is part of the broader story of Gaza’s starvation and occupation, and of those committed to ending them.
You can track the ship's journey live on the Flotilla Tracker website. We’re also sharing daily updates, interviews with the doctors on board, and reports from the journey on Instagram and on our new TikTok account.
Follow us as the Freedom Flotilla sails to break the siege and defend press freedom.
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The ship Conscience has been unlawfully intercepted in international waters, and all those on board — including our colleague Henri Sulku — have been abducted by the Israeli military, together with all other members of the Freedom Flotilla.
Read our full statement on Turning Point. Picture by Henri Sulku.
Journalism is never a crime.
Read our full statement on Turning Point. Picture by Henri Sulku.
Journalism is never a crime.
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Our editor Henri Sulku and all international participants on the Freedom Flotilla have been released.
Here's his first update, speaking from Amman, Jordan, just hours after being released from unlawful Israeli detention, in conversation with Ann Wright, one of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla.
Here's his first update, speaking from Amman, Jordan, just hours after being released from unlawful Israeli detention, in conversation with Ann Wright, one of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla.
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The Last Guardian of al-Hol: Jihan Hanan's Lone Struggle in the World's Most Dangerous Camp
After years directing the volatile camp for ISIS-linked women and their children, Jihan Hanan now lives in hiding, caught between death threats against her family and renewed outbursts of ethnic violence in Syria. This is the story of the woman the world forgot when the "ticking bomb" of al-Hol finally exploded.
✍🏽Henri Sulku
📷Maryam Ashrafi
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After years directing the volatile camp for ISIS-linked women and their children, Jihan Hanan now lives in hiding, caught between death threats against her family and renewed outbursts of ethnic violence in Syria. This is the story of the woman the world forgot when the "ticking bomb" of al-Hol finally exploded.
✍🏽Henri Sulku
📷Maryam Ashrafi
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"The Mediterranean is, in the end, a sea of connection as much as a sea of division. It has carried philosophers and conquerors, traders and refugees, revolutionaries and empires, in both directions for five thousand years. The forces working to militarize it, to privatize its seabed, and to turn it into a moat are powerful. But they are not unopposed."
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Approved by the Lithuanian Parliament on April 22, the new plan marks the first admission that Rail Baltica's 2030 target—already 5 years behind the original goal—is slipping.
Rail Baltica is the EU's flagship rail project, a "dual use" high-speed line meant to boost commerce and military mobility on NATO's eastern flank. The 870-km route would link Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Warsaw and central Europe, replacing the former soviet republics' legacy rail design that is incompatible with European trains.
This Spring, the project has faced growing criticism for poor planning and funding, with Poland's deputy transport minister calling 2030 goal "self-cheating." Days before the recent delays, Latvian opposition leader Andris Šuvajevs warned it had become "entangled in many side projects that have significantly increased costs."
Rail Baltica's budget has quadrupled from €5.8 to €23.8 billion, driven by inflation and improvised conversion to military use. The EU is expected to cover up to 85% of its costs.
Rail Baltica is the EU's flagship rail project, a "dual use" high-speed line meant to boost commerce and military mobility on NATO's eastern flank. The 870-km route would link Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Warsaw and central Europe, replacing the former soviet republics' legacy rail design that is incompatible with European trains.
This Spring, the project has faced growing criticism for poor planning and funding, with Poland's deputy transport minister calling 2030 goal "self-cheating." Days before the recent delays, Latvian opposition leader Andris Šuvajevs warned it had become "entangled in many side projects that have significantly increased costs."
Rail Baltica's budget has quadrupled from €5.8 to €23.8 billion, driven by inflation and improvised conversion to military use. The EU is expected to cover up to 85% of its costs.
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Since 1946, April 25 has been celebrated as the national "Day of Liberation" in Italy.
The Italian Resistance united diverse partisan groups under the CLN. Workers organized a general strike; in Genoa 5,000 partisans forced the capitulation of about 10,000 Wehrmacht soldiers despite Nazi numerical superiority. Partisans hid in the mountains for years and weakened occupiers with uprisings and sabotage of communications and transport.
About 35,000 women were active fighters and thousands more supported civil networks; staffette couriers on bicycles carried weapons and messages past checkpoints. Around 650,000 Italian soldiers refused to serve the Reich or the Salò regime and many were deported; thousands of German deserters joined the partisans. Mussolini was captured two days later; German forces in northern Italy surrendered in early May.
The Italian Resistance united diverse partisan groups under the CLN. Workers organized a general strike; in Genoa 5,000 partisans forced the capitulation of about 10,000 Wehrmacht soldiers despite Nazi numerical superiority. Partisans hid in the mountains for years and weakened occupiers with uprisings and sabotage of communications and transport.
About 35,000 women were active fighters and thousands more supported civil networks; staffette couriers on bicycles carried weapons and messages past checkpoints. Around 650,000 Italian soldiers refused to serve the Reich or the Salò regime and many were deported; thousands of German deserters joined the partisans. Mussolini was captured two days later; German forces in northern Italy surrendered in early May.
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The Pentagon briefing paper aims to curb a European "sense of entitlement" by recommending the removal of "difficult" nations from key positions and reviewing the U.S. stance on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands.
The document was leaked to media amid President Trump's growing frustration with European allies blocking US Air Force's overflight rights and refusing to deploy their navies to the Strait of Hormuz. Suspending Spain from the alliance would have a limited effect on U.S. operations, but it would be a strong symbolic move.
NATO officials said the alliance's founding treaty doesn't allow suspending a member, making the proposal legally difficult to enforce.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dismissed the report, stating, "We don't work off emails," as European leaders met in Cyprus to address growing fears of US unreliability.
The document was leaked to media amid President Trump's growing frustration with European allies blocking US Air Force's overflight rights and refusing to deploy their navies to the Strait of Hormuz. Suspending Spain from the alliance would have a limited effect on U.S. operations, but it would be a strong symbolic move.
NATO officials said the alliance's founding treaty doesn't allow suspending a member, making the proposal legally difficult to enforce.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dismissed the report, stating, "We don't work off emails," as European leaders met in Cyprus to address growing fears of US unreliability.
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The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has opened an investigation into "conflicting accounts" of a deadly military raid on Negros Island on April 19.
The Philippine army says it killed 19 fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which has waged a rural insurgency since 1969. The NPA denies the claim, saying only “a small group” of those killed were its members, while most were civilians.
Local rights groups have called the raid “a massacre” and a “blatant breach of international humanitarian law," listing Altermidya journalist RJ Ledesma, student leader Alyssa Alano, and peasant organizers Errol Wendel Chen and Maureen Keil Santuyo among the dead.
The operation took place a day before the US-Philippine "Balikatan" exercise, which draws more than 16,000 soldiers from the two countries, and from France, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Czechia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK are present in the 19-day event as observers.
The Philippine army says it killed 19 fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, which has waged a rural insurgency since 1969. The NPA denies the claim, saying only “a small group” of those killed were its members, while most were civilians.
Local rights groups have called the raid “a massacre” and a “blatant breach of international humanitarian law," listing Altermidya journalist RJ Ledesma, student leader Alyssa Alano, and peasant organizers Errol Wendel Chen and Maureen Keil Santuyo among the dead.
The operation took place a day before the US-Philippine "Balikatan" exercise, which draws more than 16,000 soldiers from the two countries, and from France, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Czechia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and the UK are present in the 19-day event as observers.
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According to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), governments spent a total of €2.47 trillion on military expenditures—the highest amount ever recorded.
While U.S. military spending declined, Europe led the armament surge: Spain's defense budget soared by 50%, Germany's by 24%, and Poland's by 23%. Together, NATO countries accounted for €1.35 trillion, or 55% of global spending.
The top three military spenders—the U.S., China, and Russia—accounted for 51% of global spending.
European governments blame Russia for the surge, but the increase is also driven by Europe’s hegemonic ambitions. The European arms industry logged record profits last year amid growing domestic production.
Worldwide military expenditures returned to the 2009 high of 2.5% of GDP, a shift that threatens to displace essential social services, development programs, and climate initiatives. Based on a review of pending orders, SIPRI assesses that the trend will continue through 2026.
While U.S. military spending declined, Europe led the armament surge: Spain's defense budget soared by 50%, Germany's by 24%, and Poland's by 23%. Together, NATO countries accounted for €1.35 trillion, or 55% of global spending.
The top three military spenders—the U.S., China, and Russia—accounted for 51% of global spending.
European governments blame Russia for the surge, but the increase is also driven by Europe’s hegemonic ambitions. The European arms industry logged record profits last year amid growing domestic production.
Worldwide military expenditures returned to the 2009 high of 2.5% of GDP, a shift that threatens to displace essential social services, development programs, and climate initiatives. Based on a review of pending orders, SIPRI assesses that the trend will continue through 2026.
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Turbulence in Eastern Mediterranean: How Warships and Warming Seas Strangle Fish and Fishermen
With military tensions soaring, the Eastern Mediterranean marine life and fishing communities find themselves increasingly strangled between the triple perils of militarizarion, industrialism, and climate change.
Read the full story from Greek and Turkish islands on our website, and find out more about one of the few recent success stories of marine life protection in the Mediterranean.
With military tensions soaring, the Eastern Mediterranean marine life and fishing communities find themselves increasingly strangled between the triple perils of militarizarion, industrialism, and climate change.
Read the full story from Greek and Turkish islands on our website, and find out more about one of the few recent success stories of marine life protection in the Mediterranean.
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Late last night, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was partially intercepted by Israeli forces while sailing south of Greece toward Crete. According to the organization, 22 of its 53 vessels were violently seized, while others were "sabotaged" and left adrift at sea.
While Israel has illegally intercepted humanitarian shipments to Gaza since 2008, yesterday's raid was unprecedented for its proximity to European shores. The operation, in which over 170 people were detained, took place over 1,100 km from Israel.
Earlier this evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the detainees will be "disembarked on a Greek beach" in coordination with Athens. The Greek government has not commented on its role in the operation.
As calls grow for the release of detained humanitarians, at least 200 protests have been announced worldwide, including 40 in Italy alone. The GSF says a global mobilization will continue until the siege of Gaza is broken and "the perpetrators of this state-sanctioned piracy" face justice.
While Israel has illegally intercepted humanitarian shipments to Gaza since 2008, yesterday's raid was unprecedented for its proximity to European shores. The operation, in which over 170 people were detained, took place over 1,100 km from Israel.
Earlier this evening, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the detainees will be "disembarked on a Greek beach" in coordination with Athens. The Greek government has not commented on its role in the operation.
As calls grow for the release of detained humanitarians, at least 200 protests have been announced worldwide, including 40 in Italy alone. The GSF says a global mobilization will continue until the siege of Gaza is broken and "the perpetrators of this state-sanctioned piracy" face justice.
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On May 1, 1886, around half a million US workers struck for an eight-hour day. In Chicago about 80,000 joined the largest multi-day industrial strike in the city, driven by a growing labour movement fighting poor conditions. The protests drew hostile coverage, police action, and attacks by private strikebreakers.
Tensions rose over several days. On the fourth day, as police moved into Haymarket where speakers were addressing the crowd, a bomb was thrown. The blast and the ensuing gunfire killed at least 20 people. Despite weak evidence, eight labour activists were convicted and executed. Their trials and funerals drew large crowds and helped establish May 1, from 1890, as an international day of labour remembrance and protest.
Today, critics argue many May Day events have lost their radical edge and become largely institutionalized or commercialized, yet the tradition continues to bridge past and present struggles, often linking the fight for workers' rights with calls for global solidarity and peace.
Tensions rose over several days. On the fourth day, as police moved into Haymarket where speakers were addressing the crowd, a bomb was thrown. The blast and the ensuing gunfire killed at least 20 people. Despite weak evidence, eight labour activists were convicted and executed. Their trials and funerals drew large crowds and helped establish May 1, from 1890, as an international day of labour remembrance and protest.
Today, critics argue many May Day events have lost their radical edge and become largely institutionalized or commercialized, yet the tradition continues to bridge past and present struggles, often linking the fight for workers' rights with calls for global solidarity and peace.
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The UN Organization for Migration (IOM) says only seven survived after a boat carrying 33 Sudanese migrants to Greece capsized 100 km off Libya.
On April 29, the Libyan Red Crescent shared photos of rescuers moving bodies in black bags at the port of Tobruk. The IOM says a damaged boat had drifted for eight days and some had died of hunger and thirst already before it finally sunk.
While hardened EU control in North Africa has slashed successful crossings by 50%, migrant deaths in January-April surged by 96% as compared to the same period last year. IOM recorded 6.4 deaths for every 100 successful arrivals, a staggering 326% increase from last year. Sea rescue activists call it a very conservative estimate.
"Border and coast guards increasingly prevent migrants from leaving the European Union’s (EU) external borders," Arnaud Banos, researcher at France's National Center for Scientific Research, warned a few days before the deadly incident. "Fewer people are reaching European shores, but more are dying."
On April 29, the Libyan Red Crescent shared photos of rescuers moving bodies in black bags at the port of Tobruk. The IOM says a damaged boat had drifted for eight days and some had died of hunger and thirst already before it finally sunk.
While hardened EU control in North Africa has slashed successful crossings by 50%, migrant deaths in January-April surged by 96% as compared to the same period last year. IOM recorded 6.4 deaths for every 100 successful arrivals, a staggering 326% increase from last year. Sea rescue activists call it a very conservative estimate.
"Border and coast guards increasingly prevent migrants from leaving the European Union’s (EU) external borders," Arnaud Banos, researcher at France's National Center for Scientific Research, warned a few days before the deadly incident. "Fewer people are reaching European shores, but more are dying."
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