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Jaw-jaw beats war-war. Every time.

Jaw-jaw beats war-war. Every time.

Putin, Tucker and avoiding apocalypse.

A more credible crusade

A more credible crusade

The concerned citizen is far more persuasive than the conspicuous activist.

Sunsetting 2023

Sunsetting 2023

Goodbye to the old, with a retrospective and a stunning natural lightshow.

Digital Battlegrounds: How Social Media Shapes the Israel-Palestine Narrative

Digital Battlegrounds: How Social Media Shapes the Israel-Palestine Narrative

A deep dive into the online battle over Gaza, with DiEM25 Communications Director Lucas Febraro.

Less Shock, More Strategy. Please.

Less Shock, More Strategy. Please.

When the far right wins, we should study and adapt. Rather than simply react.

Just because it feels right, doesn't make it smart

Just because it feels right, doesn't make it smart

I'm trying and failing to make sense of the left's Holocaust rhetoric on Gaza.

Notes on an information war

Notes on an information war

Activist take-aways from the horrors of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The speech a leftist political leader should give

The speech a leftist political leader should give

On the tactical mistakes that are killing progressive politics.

The Russell Brand Divide

The Russell Brand Divide

Withholding judgment is an activist superpower.

Positive reinforcement: A fresh approach to activism

Positive reinforcement: A fresh approach to activism

Our world is driven by penalties and shaming. There might be a better way to make change happen.

Advancing trans rights: a radically strategic perspective

Advancing trans rights: a radically strategic perspective

Four proposals to dial down the discussion.

Greece's political shift could spark a grassroots reawakening

Greece's political shift could spark a grassroots reawakening

As a country swings to the right, grassroots activism gets the chance for a reboot.

e08: Should killing nature be a crime?

e08: Should killing nature be a crime?

An interview with Jojo Mehta, executive director and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International.

Publishing, co-working, ‘deeptruth’

Publishing, co-working, ‘deeptruth’

Updates from across the bay.

The Furniture Trap

The Furniture Trap

Successful activist projects need a fixed mission and endpoint.


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