Montazeri's death and Iranian democracy

Hashemi: Montazeri was a driving force for democratizing the Iranian Islamic Revolution

Israeli repression wave targets activists

Israel's recent wave of repression led to arrest of Jamal Juma', coordinator of Stop the Wall Campaign.

BBC Defends, Ditches Controversial Uganda Gay Execution Poll

After initially defending a controversial poll which asked readers "Should homosexuals face execution?" in Uganda, the BBC ditched the poll after coming under fire from gay rights groups, and replaced it with a...

Paul Craig Roberts on Iraq and Afghanistan wars

Roberts: Nothing is worse then to establish legally that the rulers are not subject to law

Nepal: Polity for Peace

Nepal: Polity for Peace   Krishna Hari Pushkar   The article deals with the political dilemmas of ongoing peace and constitution building process of Nepal and it provides possible ways out of the topsy-turvydom. It...

Israel's "settlement freeze"

Haddad: Negotiations because of Israel's partial settlement "freeze" would be political suicide for PA

The Secret Veil of Democracy Through Media in a Free Society

Many forget, it was early evening when a small group of about 200 men, some disguised as Indians, assembled on a nearby hill. Whopping war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon three...

Canada's image lies in tatters

George Monbiot: Canada is now to climate what Japan is to whaling

How terrorism has won

As a spices we evolved to take risks - the evidence is there for all to see unless you are of the ilk who still believe the earth is 6000 years and man walked with dino's.But as we see in some parts of the world,...

Coal, tar sands and Copenhagen Pt.3

If USA, Canada and China are committed to oil and coal, what will Copenhagen accomplish?

Obama, Harper and Copenhagen

Tzeporah Berman: Canada far behind even the US when it comes to renewable energy

The unemployed should besiege the administration

Ferguson Pt.4: Profits go up as jobs are cut; people will not accept 20% unemployment

Why no bank regulation with teeth?

Ferguson Pt3: No change on finance side is due to the fact that US has a money-driven political system

Tax havens & currency speculation Pt.2

Kapoor: Closing tax havens could pay for health care

Gideon Levy on the "peace process" Pt2

Levy: Israel is pushing for negotiations but it doesn't plan on seriously implementing anything.

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