Trade unions and the construction of a specifically Tunisian protest...
To understand Tunisia, one must get to grips with its labour movement. UGTT has enjoyed a continuity in history and presence across the country which is paralleled only by the ruling party at its...
View ArticleThe Oslo ‘peace accords’: a psycho-political perspective
For us Israelis, equality is an impossible mental mission. “Modern Foolishness is not ignorance. Modern Foolishness is the absence of doubt about convention.” Gustave FlaubertThe central and most...
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Thoughts on R2P from the Arab region
Opinions in the Arab region are divided regarding the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), although marked by a deep skepticism based in the perceived double standards of the great powers, especially the...
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Personalizing the revolution
Are you “in your Element,” doing things that blend your passions and your talents? The personal creativity movement is blooming, but is it anything more than spin?Credit: Flickr/Martin Tod. Some rights...
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New movements in South Africa?
Despite a rising consciousness throughout the continent of the problems of increased militarization, coinciding with an increased appreciation of the power of creative nonviolent conflict, these...
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The Egyptian revolution: dominoes of power
Egyptians are looking to their own political participation and to further their interests as free individuals. In turn, this means they must build institutions, namely political parties and unions. The...
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The metropolitanisation of gains, the nationalisation of losses
The prosperous South East can no longer afford to subsidise the rest of the United Kingdom. Or so runs the conventional wisdom. The facts, on the other hand, are rushing headlong in the opposite...
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The chancellor of Europe, re-elected
Strengthened by a clear victory in the ballots, Angela Merkel is unlikely to change her austerity course. In the absence of a strong domestic opposition, it is up to the citizens of Europe to challenge...
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What would Attenborough say about the Irish genocide?
The exploitation of the Irish economy during the potato famine caused widespread devastation. With the justification of overpopulation, to what extent does David Attenborough echo these intentions in...
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The hidden authors and missing histories of human rights
Human rights continue to remain unacknowledged as being at the heart of many social movement struggles. But like any language of power, they are subject to processes of institutionalization. Can they...
View ArticleEgypt: military crackdown strengthens local extremist movements
The Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi made many political mistakes during their reign; yet, the Egyptian Military's present campaign will not reverse these errors but rather exacerbate an already...
View ArticleRe-purposing America's war machine
A great deal of good can happen if military contractors and militarized communities move away from economic dependence on Cold War weapons systems and instead invest in new energy technology. A...
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The German Election: what does it mean for Europe?
As predicted, Sunday’s German federal election resulted in a resounding victory for Angela Merkel. But with growing German euroscepticism and hesitation about the country's future role in the Union,...
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Sisa: is meth use the latest face of the catastrophe in Athens?
Meth – or Sisa, as it has been called on the streets of Athens – has become the drug of choice for a rising number of drug addicts in Greece. After Golden Dawn and rampant poverty, is meth use the...
View ArticleEgypt in the balance: what the blogs are saying 17 - 22 September
This 'You tell us' feature offers some first hand accounts and a range of opinions in blogs, articles and tweets, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.September 17Gehad El Haddad, a senior...
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Civil resistance as deterrent to fracking: Part One, They shale not pass
Can we mobilize and prepare the towns threatened by hydraulic fracturing with action plans so well-devised, so widely and transparently publicized, that unconventional energy developers wouldn't dare...
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Civil resistance as deterrent to fracking: Part Two, Shale 911
The on-the-ground citizen victory against those who represented one of the most powerful industries in the world is the result of a multi-pronged, multiyear combination of tactics that has combined...
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A struggle for sacred land: the case of Wirikuta
For the moment, the Wixáritari believe that they are winning the fight for the hearts and minds of Mexicans and that public opinion is turning against international mining companies. They should not be...
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More than a lobby: finance in the UK
Finance and the British state are mutually embedded to the point that it can be hard to tell where one stops and the other starts. Here, Tamasin Cave of Spinwatch gives us a brief tour of the tangled...
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History is on McCluskey's side: Unite must go beyond the law
As has happened time and time again, trade unions are being repressed and sidelined, the future of workers' rights are put into question as well. But in what ways can the unions, and the people they...
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