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Did Socrates die in vain? Rescuing education from school
Are school children educated, socialized, or indoctrinated? If there’s any wonder remaining in a student after being swamped with established knowledge throughout the day, she or he would have to...
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Последнее стойбище
На территории нефтепромыслов Ханты-Мансийского округа нарушены или уничтожены 90% природных ландшафтов. Но вот семья хантов поставила нефтяным магнатам неслыханные условия. И, похоже, последним...
View ArticleAlgeria: voices for democratic transition cannot be silenced
In the six weeks since the citizens Barakat movement for a free and democratic Algeria was founded it has moved from cyberspace onto the streets. Ahead of next week's election, the voices calling for...
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Bulgaria: leaving no man's land behind for the EU open door
One lesson we are learning is that although Brussels is important, it is not a universal solution. Brussels is used as an excuse in Bulgaria so that we do not worry about political lobbying, the...
View ArticleWhy we should all be alarmed about our new university 'businesses' and their...
As has become clear, the universities are colluding with police and even the unions to clamp down on student protest and workers demands. There is a common strand that links these elements, and the...
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What next for the Crimean Tatars?
Crimean Tatar leaders are vehemently against a return to Russian rule. But why, when so often they have been at odds with the Ukrainian Government?SaidSitting at a low table in a little restaurant in...
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Richard Hoggart: cultural critic and educationalist, 24 September 1918 - 10...
Richard Hoggart, one of Britain's leading cultural commentators and pubic intellectuals, has died aged 95.Richard Hoggart, who has died aged 95, was one of Britain’s foremost post-war public...
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Longing for democracy in Spain
The death of Adolfo Suárez, the first democratic PM of post-Franco Spain, at the age of 81, has reminded a depressed and disenchanted Spanish society that there was once a moment when they prevailed...
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Gay rights in Hong Kong
Despite evidence showing that most Hong Kongers support increased legal rights for gay people, the city’s leaders continue to pander to the prejudices of social conservatives Participants at 2013 Hong...
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A startup fever with a Middle Eastern twist
Young Arab entrepreneurs throughout the Middle Eastern region (the "youth bulge") are collaborating to revitalize their local economies and attracting international investment. "Wamda's Mix N'Mentor...
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The politics of impotence
A systematic mode of thinking is required to ensure rape victims are not blamed for their suffering. Binarism – overly simplistic evaluations – is a default position that causes considerable damage....
View ArticleThe battle of '37 days'
The past is another country…. but wars can be fought over it just the same. Even as the BBC starts its mammoth four-year commemoration of the First World War, conflicts begin. David Elstein argues...
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Pakistan’s authoritarian move
The government in Islamabad will face opposition in the coming week to its Protection of Pakistan Ordinance. Is it about protecting the citizen—or the state?An ANP protest in Balochistan against...
View ArticleContempt and humiliation greet the first Papal visit to Israel in 50 years
Just weeks before Pope Francis’ first official visit to the Holy Land, a number of Christian holy sites in Israel and Palestine have been targeted in ‘price tag’ attacks by the radical Israeli settler...
View ArticleForeign aid: development or 'de-development'?
Foreign aid has only incapacitated Palestinians and made them ever more dependent on the west. The aid industry must choose between either blindly subsidizing oppression or recognize what is actually...
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Communist nostalgia in Romania
A recent poll suggested that nearly half of Romanians have a positive view of Ceausescu and believe that life was better under him. What explains this surprising nostalgia for the communist era?Nearly...
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Libya, Syria and the “responsibility to protect”: a moment of inflection?
Since the Rwandan genocide and the wars in former Yugoslavia, the idea of a “responsibility to protect” vulnerable populations has acquired currency. The Libyan and Syrian crises have, however, seen...
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UKIP is closer to the left than many think
UKIP is a work in progress. Its membership is among the most receptive to policies which many see as left wing, and its structure will almost inevitably encourage policy initiatives which reflect this....
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Law or compassion? The deportation of teenagers
In the past 5 years, over 500 young people who migrated as lone children have been removed after spending their formative years in the UK. We have a responsibility for their long term safety and...
View ArticleClimate change and false gods: Moloch and the bible-punchers in the US
The UN's IPCC report on climate change calls for immediate action to deal with a crisis which supersedes and includes all other questions. Meredith Tax says that international pressure on the US...
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