New anarchism for a new time
Information control and militarization, labor rights, liberalist globalization, climate and environmental politics, international and interpersonal solidarity are central themes in the recent history of anarchism as well as 150 years of history.
Foucault's tool box
Foucault's concepts are a brilliant overview for Foucault enthusiasts.
The Moon – The New Suburb of Earth
Future optimism goes hand in hand with a critical look at humanity – at the Henie Onstad Art Center.
The good, the right and the workable
The British ethical theorists continued the legacy of Kant, but had a more realistic view of morality and what was feasible in real life.
Was it Russia? – Ukraine is sued
Why is Borge Brende so confident that it was Russia that shot down the Malaysian passenger plane in 2014?
John Pilger: A trip from Pol Pot to ISIS
In connection with ISIS's acts of violence in Beirut and Paris, John Pilger gives us an important reminder of what is the root of terrorism – and how to deal with it.
A society in panic of reputation?
"Today, we must acknowledge that the belief that whistleblowers would be appreciated was an illusion," says Harald Stanghelle.
Konspira-Faerseth
Conspiracy: It is with conspiracy theories as with all other theories: Either they are true or they are false – and this can only be clarified through investigations.
Unrestrained apartheid
Palestine voucher: Israel was quick to portray the Palestinians as carriers of the virus and as a health threat. Today, Gaza's crisis is both territorial, demographic, political – and biological.
An epic friendship
A new exhibition at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin shows the complicated relationship between the thinker Walter Benjamin and the poet Bertolt Brecht.
The fascist paradox
USA: Did the poor, as a result of the American political system, have no choice but to ally with the oligarchs who created them in the first place?
Russian nuclear weapons in Crimea?
Former political prisoner and dissident Mustafa Dzhemilev tells Ny Tid about the fight against the occupation of Crimea, his relationship with Russia and why he received the Nansen Medal. Today, he is the political leader of the 280 Crimean Tatar ethnic group.
Is there war in Western Sahara?
"Unless the peacekeeping force is restored, we are forced into a war to achieve independence," says a Saharawan journalist.
To alleviate existential anxiety
PSYCHOLOGY: Is it possible to value your own time when you are struggling to make ends meet? Can the fear of an energy crisis be lessened by a fairer distribution? And can knowledge of intelligence beyond that of humans alleviate our times' uncertainty and sense of isolation?
The new positivism
September 11st: You are almost blindfolded, asked to apologize, or hanged and insulted.
Revolutionary daydreams and western accident tourism
In Brazil, global problems and opportunities are very visible, both in terms of racial conflicts, environmental politics and the distribution of goods. A trip to South America's largest country can therefore provide an exemplary insight into the global contemporary.
Norway and Vietnam
BORN: Only after many years can the parties come together on something resembling a protest against US warfare. To be honest, we are not very impressed.
Ammar is free from Gaddafi – thanks Støre
* – I thank Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre with all my heart! Journalist Ammar Al-Hamdan (34) exclaims to Ny Tid in this first interview after he was released from Libya and Gaddafi today, 14 April.
At 18 pm, he crossed the border from Libya into Tunisia, after 40 days in prison. The Al-Jazeera and Ny Tid reporter says: – Now I can travel where I want, he smiles, by car on the way to the Norwegian consulate in Tunis.
Sticky cleansing
"Ice cream" could bring us closer to the answer to why Gunvor Galtung Haavik became a spy for the KGB. What we get is gender stereotypes and sticky means.
Peer Gynt 150 years – but lives at its best
With the national satire Peer Gynt, Ibsen created a catalog of so-called "Norwegian values": the urge to dream away, ambivalence, lies, bigotry madness and a solid portion of selfishness.
Norway is a slow mover in the effort to regulate autonomous weapons
What is the Government doing to help develop new political and legal regulations to ensure human control over killer robots (autonomous weapons)?
Pia Søltoft: The art of choosing oneself. About Kierkegaard, coaching and leadership
Author Pia Søltoft sees in Kierkegaard's philosophy of dialogue an obvious contribution to modern coaching.
Saudi Arabia directly involved in 11. September?
The first official US designation of Saudi Arabia as possibly guilty of the 2001 attack is now available.