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Piracy and Enshittification: Tools for Digital Resistance

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Enshittification of digital content platforms has ceased to be a suspicion and become a reality as evident as it is unbearable. The reaction of digital citizens is predictable: piracy is once again a rational tool for accessing culture and, above all, for preserving digital heritage. The phenomenon has figures. Global visits to piracy sites went from 130 billion in 2020 to more than 216 billion in 2024 (MUSO), a 66% increase. In 2025 there was a decrease to 185.6 billion, … Read more

Pakistan and Afghanistan: The war that erupted at the gates of the Iran conflict

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On 27 February 2026, Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, announced the start of a military offensive against Afghanistan under the label “open war”. The operation, codenamed “Ghazab lil-Haq” (“Just Fury”), began just one day before the United States and Israel launched their joint offensive against Iran. Since then, while international attention has focused on the Middle East conflict, a silenced war has taken hold on the border between two neighbouring nations that had been strategic allies for decades. The escalation … Read more

Beiras, when hope lies in struggle

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I struggle without hope and, precisely for that reason, it is certain that I will never desert.” Perhaps few phrases capture so well Xosé Manuel Beiras’ way of understanding politics and social transformation. For Beiras, hope was not about waiting. It was a force capable of setting people in motion, of turning them into agents of their own history and of opening up possibilities where there seemed to be nothing but resignation. Today, we want to bid farewell to one … Read more

Imperialism: A Brief Overview from the 19th Century to the Present

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The legacy of imperialism shapes the present. Understanding its evolution is a necessary tool for analyzing the geopolitical and economic tensions of the 21st century. A chronological journey reveals how dynamics of domination adapted to the times. The Berlin Conference (1884-1885) was one of the major events of contemporary history, marking the division of the globe into spheres of influence and the partition of the African continent. Under the justification of social Darwinism and civilizing paternalism, the United Kingdom, France, … Read more

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