I grew up believing that the Left is not a Holy Grail that belongs to a certain party, but a concept synonymous with sympathetic humanism (with the ancient meaning of “sympathy”). (more…)
Author: Amalia Negreponti
Amalia Negreponti has worked for years as a journalist and critic for outlets including the BBC, La Règle du Jeu, Medium, HuffPost, Ta Nea, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Originally from Athens, she emigrated to the US in 2013 and now lives in New York as a writer, researcher and strategist. She also red-teams neural networks and writes about consciousness, memory and the genesis of emotion. She is the recipient of a Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a fellowship from the French Foreign Ministry, and has participated in various policy fora about AI, national security and culture, organized by The Aspen Institute, the AJC’s Project Interchange, and Lighthaven.
West Side story
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The day has been imbued with the quietly jubilant aura following tempestuous storms. Eight pm and 79th (more…)
Fascists-lite
I feel a nostalgic sadness now that the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) has closed – however, it is not the tragedy some people pretend. We Greeks are the best drama queens in the world! (more…)
Nonsense and Xenomania
Nonsense and xenomania: two of the main elements that have destroyed Greece and are making it difficult for the country to move forward. Take for example the new pursuit of Evangelos Venizelos-Fotis (more…)
Why it is easy to be Golden Dawn
A lot of noise is being generated about the Prime Minister’s imminent trip to China. Meetings convened, counsellors summoned, endless articles of striking profoundness, and such passionate (more…)