Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime
The ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough.…
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To be human is to live with friction. That’s something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst ⊕
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We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalism
How fast do you have to strike a match to get it to light? Not the chemistry …
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Progressive Paris has many weapons to fight the far right, but the best? Spaces where you can simply hang out | Alexander Hurst ⊕⊕
Drop into any of the French capital’s ‘third places’ and you’ll find food, culture, community – and an antidote to the disaffection extremists feed on
Paris’s success in removing cars from its streets…
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Worried about the demise of reading? Come to France, where we’re up to our eyes in print | Alexander Hurst ⊕
From hefty literary magazines to thriving newspaper kiosks and book sales, the French publishing industry refuses to let printed matter die
It took me nine months of 20-hours-a-week French language in…
If France could lead the world with Minitel in the 1980s, surely Europe can free itself from Silicon Valley’s shackles now? | Alexander Hurst ⊕⊕
Back then, France punched above its weight when it came to tech. The EU needs it to rediscover its taste for the cutting edge
In the 1960s, France became the third country, after the US and Soviet Uni…
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On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care ⊖
Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men
The first thing that grabbed me about the Rapture’s 2011 song It Takes Time to be a Man …
In this Trump era, we need satire more than ever. Just don’t expect it to save democracy | Alexander Hurst ⊕
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In the US, comedy has long filled the space vacated by partisan news media. Now France is following its lead
Sometimes the freedom and openness of comedy means it is better able to respond to world ev…
Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst ⊕
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How do you retain a space of democracy in a world that is reverting to violent conquest? By building a protective moat of federalism around it
‘He keeps encouraging me … to choose between Europe and t…
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If the US forces me to choose between my two nationalities, I choose France – and Europe | Alexander Hurst ⊕
Proposals to change US citizenship rules leaves dual citizens like me caught in the crossfire. If push comes to shove, I know where my loyalty lies
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Rockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon? | Alexander Hurst ⊖
It borders Brazil, but French Guiana is now a remote outpost of the EU. It is home to Europe’s only spaceport, some of the most biodiverse forest on the planet and a military mission that is testing …