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What’s at the heart of the Hollywood strike? | The Listening Post
For the first time in 63 years, Hollywood actors have joined writers in a double strike against studio powerhouses, demanding better pay, fairer work…
2 years, 5 months ago
Are China and the US doing enough to avoid war? | The Listening Post
The United States-China relationship is a complex one. Beneath the diplomatic niceties lies deep mutual suspicion - two governments fully engaged in …
2 years, 6 months ago
The aftermath of Israel’s assault on the West Bank | The Listening Post
In the aftermath of one of the worst Israeli military attacks on the occupied West Bank in 20 years, the Israeli government takes issue with the glob…
2 years, 6 months ago
Explaining the chaos in Russia | The Listening Post
Analysts have been deciphering the Putin-Prigozhin power struggle; how it played out and what’s next for Russian politics and the war in Ukraine.
Cont…
2 years, 6 months ago
The refugee crisis: A European horror story | The Listening Post
The most recent tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea - a boat of 750 refugees capsizing off Greece - has shed light on the European Union’s anti-immigrat…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Berlusconi dominated media and politics | The Listening Post
In death, as in life, Silvio Berlusconi dominates the headlines. He was a man whose legacy across media, popular culture and politics is not confined…
2 years, 7 months ago
Is AI really coming for us all? | The Listening Post
Discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) have quickly turned from the excited to the apocalyptic. Are warnings that AI could pose an existentia…
2 years, 7 months ago
How Succession reflects reality | The Listening Post
The acclaimed HBO TV series Succession immersed viewers in the world of the Roys, a family fighting for control of their elderly father’s media empir…
2 years, 7 months ago
Assad: The rehabilitation of a war criminal | The Listening Post
After 12 years of being shunned for his crackdown on protests that pushed Syria towards civil war, President Bashar al-Assad returned to the Arab Lea…
2 years, 7 months ago
Turkey elections and Erdogan’s media domination | The Listening Post
With President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the verge of re-election in the second round next week, what’s next for what is left of Turkish journalism?
Con…
2 years, 7 months ago