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Ethics committee to universities: oil research unethical
The Norwegian committee on research ethics tells institutions that oil research, often sponsored by the industry, is ethically irresponsible if it contradicts UNs climate targets.After months of...
View ArticleEurope needs some old ideas
If Europe is not for something then it is good for nothing. I propose that we think of Europe as being for flourishing.The much anticipated Eurosceptic tsunami arrived in the third week of May with the...
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Time to elect the Prime Minister?
A new parliamentary report proposes the direct election of the Prime Minister and a clarification of his or her powers in statute. The Chair of the Committee that produced the report explains...
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In search of the Scottish summer
The debate and the weather in Scotland are starting to heat up...A public meeting in Scotland - perhaps the summer will cast light on the debate.In Scotland this summer won’t be all that different from...
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6 amazing photos that show Palestinian hopes for the end of occupation
Imagine waking up to see the bodies of your teenage children on your TV screen. Following the kidnapping and murders of three Israeli teenagers and the killing of more than six Palestinians, last night...
View ArticleAn uncertain contract: “Hacking Team” and the collection of public data
New findings published by Kaspersky Lab, concerning the widespread state deployment of digital surveillance tools used in some countries to spy on political dissidents, journalists and human rights...
View ArticleDangerous silence: debating "honour killings"
The recent decision by the “Festival of Dangerous Ideas” to cancel Uthman Badar’s talk on “honour killings” begs the question of what is more dangerous: having a dangerous idea, or not wanting to talk...
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The EU needs better anti-money laundering rules
The EU seeks to become the standard-bearer on financial transparency. But right now, it’s still too easy to get away with shady dealings in Europe.Flickr/Bugsy. Some rights reserved.Since February of...
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Uzbekistan prefers regime security over economic integration
Uzbekistan is wary of plans for the economic integration of Eurasia, but why? When the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus gathered in Astana for the historic establishment of the Eurasian...
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Iraq crisis: divide-and-rule in defence of a neoliberal political economy
The roots of the most recent crisis in Iraq can be traced to the US-led invasion of 2003 and western meddling in Syria. At stake, is the neoliberal blueprint of post-invasion Iraq, now defended in an...
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Beautiful laws
Mexico’s federal government has reacted to seething discontent by violently shutting down popular protest. In doing so, it frequently breaks its own laws in the process.Riot Police in Mexico....
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? A lot if you’re talking Aboriginal title
If the Tsilhqot’in ruling’s implications on Aboriginal title can help bring First Nations into a more equal partnership with the rest of Canada, then all Canadians have something to be thankful for....
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Putingrad
In 2013, the Volgograd regional authorities began occasionally using the city’s former name of Stalingrad. Now Putin has suggested a local referendum.President Putin has said that Volgograd’s residents...
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On the run in Russia
Konstantin Rubakhin, an ecology activist, is on the run in Russia, trying to escape both the police and the security services. On 22 June, a big demonstration took place in the Novokhopersk district of...
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The silent sea: Australia’s refugee policy and international scrutiny
Within Australia’s brutal treatment of refugees, there has been an enormous gulf between those who advocate on behalf of asylum seekers, and a “mainstream” discourse of intolerant and cynical public...
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The embedded power of algorithms
The recent revelations surrounding the manipulation of Facebook news feeds to affect the emotional state of users should not be understood as an isolated social experiment, but rather as one point...
View ArticleA Scotland beyond yes and no: my journey to yes
Ultimately, independence is about democracy, taking responsibility, and looking forwards, but that doesn't mean we should pretend it's simple.I want to live in a Scotland which is not defined by Yes...
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Is the government's current growth strategy unsustainable?
Delve into the data and you soon find that the British economy is not in a healthy state at all...The UK has a trade deficit problem/Tilbury Docks, wikimediaThe economic policies pursued by the...
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A blow to the British class system; look who is on each side (40 reasons to...
The British class system is built around Britain, and the most marginalised seem largely to support a yes vote: reasons 35 and 36 of 40 to support Scottish independence.35) A blow to the British Class...
View ArticleIraq, days of danger
An unlikely alliance of four states is coalescing to oppose the ISIS advance in Iraq. But the group may not wait to be challenged. The recharged war in Iraq that got underway in June 2014 is moving...
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