Dangerous acts starring the unstable elements of Belarus
A film by Madeleine Sackler, about the Belarus Free Theatre, an acclaimed group of brave, imaginative and subversive performers. 'Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements of Belarus' is a daring...
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Poland must rediscover its anti-fascist voice
It is imperative that Poland finds an independent voice that includes a condemnation of the far-right both at home and in Ukraine.Svoboda supporters march in Kiev during the Maidan protests....
View ArticleRadical Democracy: European video challenge 2014
Doc Next Network is calling on media makers to share their views on Europe on video. The network of independent culture and media platforms across Europe aims to engage young Europeans through creative...
View ArticleWords and money
Our Editor-in-Chief responds to Yasmin Nair, who argues that those who write for free are 'scabs'.I read with interest Yasmin Nair’s Scab academics and others who write for free, which names...
View ArticleWe are not going to take it any more: fighting for the CBC
In Canada jaw-jaw about the plight of the national broadcaster, CBC*, is giving way to war-war as some prepare to mount the barricades. Jeffrey Dvorkin, on behalf of PBC21 -- Public Broadcasting in...
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Combating racism at an English university: I, Too, Am Oxford
'Student experience' is not just about teaching and learning, assessment and feedback. Fellow students' racism causes lifelong damage. Fresh campaigns by students on both sides of the Atlantic expose...
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Votes at 16 - is the UK waking up to our young citizens?
Young people should be welcomed into the democratic system. This is an opportunity we should not pass up.Image: UK ParliamentThe next general election may be the last in which 16 and 17-year-olds...
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The media and climate change: it’s worse than you think
The media scoffs at climate predictions but accepts economic predictions unquestioningly. But evidence shows that climatologists are much more accurate than economists in forecasting the future.The...
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Qatar: FIFA must act
Pressure has mounted on FIFA to address the toll of deaths among migrant workers in Qatar, as the emirate prepares for the World Cup in 2022. As its Executive Committee meets today, the international...
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This week's window on the Middle East - March 20, 2014
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, The continuous battle against sexual harassment in Egypt.The...
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Money laundering and sausages: the making of EU laws
Last Tuesday week, MEPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of public disclosure of the real owners of companies, trusts, and other businesses operating in the EU, aiming to curtail money laundering. How?...
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Matteo Renzi: all Italy needs is to believe
For his detractors, Matteo Renzi is a new Berlusconi who exercises charisma rather than articulate political ideas. Written off by left-wing commentators as ambitious and superficial, Italy’s youngest...
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On the frontline: citizen journalism in Syria
As the Syrian civil war moves into its fourth year, citizen journalists have filled the gap left by professionals denied access to or evacuated from the most dangerous country in the world for working...
View ArticleA sham election will only divide Syria further
While the international community’s attention has been grabbed by Ukraine, it should not overlook the latest events in Syria as Bashar al-Assad’s presidential ‘election campaign’ begins. The July poll...
View ArticleFish rot from the head
Torture is routine practice in South Africa's police stations and prisons. A lineage of impunity, traced from apartheid, has meant de facto immunity for perpetrators. With South Africa celebrating its...
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The partition of Ukraine
Ukraine has been shorn of Crimea, now there is talk of splitting the rest of the country in two, rather as Czechoslovakia did in 1993. But do the arguments add up? The argument for splitting Ukraine is...
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Politics makes biased fools of us all
With tapes of voice recordings of Erdogan being leaked, whether they are authentic or not, what we believe today is what we want to believe.“This is a dirty conspiracy”, responded the infuriated...
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Being a "boogieman"
The author shares his personal experience of transformation, living abroad, after a revolution kicks off in his home country and hopes that one day he will no longer have to be a "boogieman."Ever since...
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Republicans, virtue and the values of the market
Republicans are often accused of being inconsistent, or even incoherent, in embracing free market policies that are incompatible with their own ideas about civic virtue. But is this accusation...
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London's NHS at the crossroads
A duty of candour for NHS managers and ending cash-driven closures - those are amongst the recommendations of the People's Inquiry into London's NHS which raises serious concerns of creaking services...
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