Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

Canadian National Election Campaign - 'Stephen Harper Has Failed' Says Layton

The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes'...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

The strength of the early eyewitness report

Poynter Institute vice-president, author and writing guru Roy Peter Clark talks about a seminar presentation he attended by blogger Josh Benton and how he came away struck by Benton's logic on real time...

Does news still matter?

There was a time when Walter Cronkite was the most trusted person in America.  That he was a news anchor made him a perfect candidate for that position.  But these days the news business is becoming a...

Haitian Slavery Uncovered In South Florida

This is a major story which the main stream media will ignore because the Haitians have no political power.This is more common than one would think in South Florida. We all see the everyday smiling faces on the...

The Labyrinth Unbound: Weblogs as Literature

"The novel is, as Doody (1996) reminds us after Henry James, “‘a loose baggy monster.’ And it is so chiefly because it does not acknowledge the distinction between… Form and Matter” (p.304). The weblog likewise collapses form and matter such that they...

Goodbye Bronze Cowboys

I am so glad that this idea is gaining in currency. Public art, historically, has been so bad. Move over bronze cowboys! Make space for interesting, vibrant, engaging, dynamic systems in public space."Public art organizations with an eye on new media are using surprising...

Baker's Real Game: We broke it, you own it

Sullivan has a mixed record in terms of getting it when it comes to American foreign policy but there is an interesting post on his blog today about the USG's real motives: "I think everyone, right and left, is making a mistake in taking the ISG Report's policy...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

God vs. Science - TIME Convenes The Debate.

"We revere faith and scientific progress, hunger for miracles and for MRIs. But are the worldviews compatible? TIME convenes a debate. There are two great debates under the broad heading of Science vs. God. The more familiar over the past few years is the narrower of the two:...

BONNIE GREER GIVES THE LOWDOWN ON BRITISH THEATRE...

The director Jonathan Meth, who heads the playwrights' organisation, writernet, says Britian is "training people for a future theatre which doesn't yet exist. This is as it should be." He cites a quotation from...

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