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Deconstructing Activism

How can other, unrelated skill-sets, illuminate the practice of activism? These are more thoughtful posts that examine that question.

Pages over pixels

Pages over pixels

Books just work.

The magic you didn’t know you’d lost

The magic you didn’t know you’d lost

Tech innovation has a hidden, human cost. You don’t have to pay it.

The subversive power of laughter

The subversive power of laughter

Abbie Hoffman, activist religiosity and lightness as a political weapon.

Choose left

Choose left

A therapeutic diatribe on the failures of progressive activism.

Beneath the surface of things

Beneath the surface of things

Reflections from the wild.

It’s not always someone else’s fault

It’s not always someone else’s fault

On progressives’ inability to be self-critical, and the role of curiosity in activism.

Revolution through... meditation?

Revolution through... meditation?

Meditation can give your activism the edge. (It sounds nuts, I know. Bear with me.)

Photography can teach us a few things about having impact

Photography can teach us a few things about having impact

The surprising parallels between photography and activism.

I’m Mehran Khalili, a political consultant and photographer based in Athens. Get Subvrt — strategy and tactics for movements.