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David Andersson

David Andersson is a writer and humanist based in New York City. He focuses on issues of global justice, collective consciousness, and nonviolent transformation. English Editor with Pressenza International Press Agency and is the author of The White-West: A Look in the Mirror, a collection of op-eds examining the dynamics of Western identity and its global impact. CounterPunch, denikreferendum.cz, Mobilized News, Countercurrents, LA Progressive, and Dissident Voice have published his recent work. Many of his articles have been translated into more than five languages.

Meaning of Life in a Civilization Without One

In the kingdom of non-meaning in which we live, it becomes difficult to even understand what the meaning of life might be. In this historical moment, and on this side of the planet, there is almost nothing that carries genuine meaning. One…

How Do We Make Life Meaningful?

In a series of articles, I have explored the question of “meaning of life”— and how different it is from simply chasing material goods. Let me approach the theme from another angle. We have become extremely rational about what we…

The NFL Gives Meaning to Its Games

Bad Bunny has dominated headlines following his halftime performance at this year’s Super Bowl. Credit where it is due: he delivered what many expected—an unapologetic expression of cultural diversity, historical memory, and solidarity with Latino communities and other marginalized and discriminated…

From the United States’ Collapse to Existential Renewal

While media attention focuses on international conflicts and geopolitical realignments, the most profound crisis facing the United States today is internal. It is not only economic or political, but existential: the unraveling of a system built on material expansion that…

Interview with Dr Alon Ben Meir: Promoting Nonviolence in the Middle East

David interviews Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, retired professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation on the Davids Campaign and the urgent need to renew nonviolent strategies in the Middle East. The campaign seeks to support individuals…

The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis. 

We are at a crossroads of civilization, facing contradictions that cannot be solved by the same logic that created them. We are attempting to answer the future of humanity with a mindset inherited from the past. “Life is what happens…

Our blindness to whiteness

During the COVID pandemic, I published a book titled The White-West: A Look in the Mirror. At the time, I did not imagine that only a few years later the dynamics I described would become so stark, so violent, and…

Why Dialogue with FIFA—Not a Simple Boycott—Could Redefine the Role of Global Sport

The growing call to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States marks a rare moment when global sport, geopolitics, and civil society collide in full public view. With former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and European political and football figures…

From Guantánamo to Davos 2026

The last twenty-five years trace the slow collapse of a global order built on legal exceptionalism, unchecked power, and the illusion that force could replace cooperation. Trumpism began long before Donald Trump took office. It emerged through the expansion of…

Beyond “We the People”: Rethinking Democracy

Across headlines and political speeches, we hear constant warnings about the “end” or “collapse” of democracy. The assumption is clear: democracy is a fixed, universally understood system now under threat. But this framing obscures a deeper reality. Democracy has never…

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