The problem of social inequality
Has man ever really lived with nature in freedom and equality, and then ended up in the links of modernity? This essay attempts nothing less than to add the first building blocks to a whole new understanding of history.
Neighborhood in the North
Trine Eklund writes about experiences from her peace and dialogue journey in Russia. Why does the West draw an enemy image and impose sanctions on the country, she asks. She thinks we have no reason to fear our Russian neighbor.
Israel is well on its way to apartheid
An Israel, now defined by the law as "Jewish," can no longer call itself democratic.
Disc boom in the Sandberg case
Per Sandberg did not need to go to Iran to be monitored. New monitoring techniques make it possible to locate mobile users – regardless of where they are. We take a closer look at these developments.
VAGINA! Vulva!
Vienna: Die Jubiläumsschau shows Egon Schiele's 100 year-old artist, where the explicit nude portraits of the woman still provoke.
A rhizomatic world
The ZKM Center for Arts and Media in Karlsruhe will create a greater understanding of the different expressions of media art from a historical perspective.
Entrepreneurs in the desert sun
Who would think that Morocco is a pioneer in solar energy and is investing heavily in achieving ambitious climate goals?
A prehistory of post facto, East and West
Perhaps the truth is not something one can have, but it can and must be sought, writes American historian Marci Shore in this essay.
Photography for change
Dorothea Lange and Vanessa Winship's joint exhibition in London show political photography from two very different eras – how much is still the same.
From production to reproduction
Interview with philosopher Paul Preciado: The Old Days Workers' Camp was about collectivization of the means of production; today it is about the collectivization of reproduction means.
Israel's permanent temporary
The old declaration of equality between citizens has been removed in Israel's urgent new law.
The alternative cryptonations – Governance 2.0
Cryptoanarchists around the world are developing "bitnations" – virtual communities based on blockchain. New Time met Bitnation's founder, Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof. What drives her to create such online communities?
What are we going to do with NATO?
Ingeborg Breines makes a strong settlement with the "security strategies" of the authorities, NATO and the military industry. A secure future is not built with weapons, but with a peace culture based on dialogue and solidarity, she writes.
Ny Tid complained in fact to PFU
Media: John Y. Jones and Arne Ruth, both on Ny Tid's editorial board, have on behalf of Ny Tid complained in fact to the Press Professional Committee in connection with the essay on the events in New York on September 11, 2001, which we printed last autumn.
Our future with bitcoin and blockchain
Are bitcoin, crypto and blockchain a hype that will burst? Cryptocurrency purchases are not impossible to track.
Marawi: The Filipino jihadists' Sherwood
The struggle the militant Muslims are fighting in the Philippines is not about establishing an Islamic state, but first and foremost about establishing a just state, a young Filipino jihadist tells Ny Tid.
Who owns Oslo?
Transparency International will survey who owns Oslo and assess the extent to which the owners bring corrupt luggage.
Secure payment through blockchain
Swedish startup company Cinezen Blockchained Entertainment paves the way for the first worldwide agreements on Video on Demand (VOD) services, which use blockchain technology to secure and simplify cryptocurrency payments.
The road to a new legal order
On May 9, the artist couple Julian Blaue and Edy Poppy reported themselves for structural violence. They are now on an exploration trip in Rio de Janeiro, and encourage Ny Tid readers to join the self-report.
Polish film art on the poster
During this year's film festival in Krakow, Polish poster artist Andrzej Pagowski was celebrated with a large retrospective exhibition.
The struggle for survival
British filmmaker Kim Longinotto makes documentary films about rebellious outsiders, where women fighting for their own survival are the celebrated protagonist.
Islam's forgotten culture and the meaning of Sufism
What kind of change has happened to a culture that has fascinated explorers and free thinkers for centuries?
When society is militarized
Many expect the authorities to provide a safe society, where there is no need to fear dangers, new enemies and refugees. But are we able to see the consequences of the authorities' political "sneaking" of more control?
The sky is not falling
In many ways, the world is becoming a better place to be, for more and more people. According to Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, Bjørn Lomborg, we can thank broad economic growth for this.