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Subvrt is my newsletter on confronting power. Each issue is one main piece, five things worth reading, one from the archive, and a last thought. Start with the latest post below — or get it by email.

To see clearly, close your eyes

To see clearly, close your eyes

Busting my own jargon

Busting my own jargon

When campaigns implode

When campaigns implode

How to disagree better

How to disagree better

Rage co-opted by the machine

Rage co-opted by the machine

Pick a side

Pick a side

Anti-war protests that work

Anti-war protests that work

No offence

No offence

The right kind of tension

The right kind of tension

The PURPLE method

The PURPLE method

Pants on fire in the Wild West

Pants on fire in the Wild West

The billionaire’s gaffe

The billionaire’s gaffe

A look at Don’t Look Up

A look at Don’t Look Up

A contrarian campaign to vaccinate the planet

A contrarian campaign to vaccinate the planet

Who’s it for, and what are they dreaming of?

Who’s it for, and what are they dreaming of?


I’m Mehran Khalili, a political consultant and photographer based in Athens, Greece. Get my newsletter by email: