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Down with Lenin!
As they are toppled one after another in cities across the country, statues of Lenin are becoming an endangered species in Ukraine. But Lenin the political symbol is still alive and kicking.Inside a...
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“NHS reforms our worst mistake"? Coming from Tories this is too little too late
Cameron and Osborne thought everyone supported the Health & Social Care Act, their allies now claim. As the NHS crumbles and workers strike, such pleading fails to convince.Image: Cameron on the...
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European integration and the winds of secession
European integration has made secession more viable and less costly. Expect Scotland to be the first of many nations to take their calls for self-determination to the ballot box.Flickr/Phyllis...
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Sarkozy strikes back: implications for the French political landscape
What will the much talked about return of Nicolas Sarkozy mean for the French political landscape?Demotix/Tanguy Hugues. All rights reserved.On 19 September, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
View ArticleAn unaccountable relationship
As the relationship between government and military service providers becomes more systemic and more profitable, questions must arise about accountability and public insight. A new report, New Ways of...
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A Labour MP defecting to UKIP?
UKIP is stealing important weapons in the progressive armoury, and Labour seems powerless to respond, almost losing a safe seat in a by-election. Now, in the weekend after that vote, UKIP is apparently...
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How did Gandhi win?
What underpins the transformative impact of campaigning? Short term success or failure may be a poor guide to the future.Gandhi during the Salt March, March-April 1930. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Walter...
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Kafranbel: a paradigm of creative storytelling (Part 2/2)
The protesters of Kafranbel combine local struggles with global interests in their banners, they present the specificity of the Syrian context through the universality of the fight for freedom and...
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Does “religious freedom” include the right to convert or scam others?
Does freedom of religion include the right to convert others, or pressure them into giving money? A contribution from Chile to the openGlobalRights debate, Religion and Human Rights. EspañolReligion...
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Stimulating the Russian economy
The dividing line between market liberals and supporters of active state intervention in the Russian economy has considerably shifted.Recent discussion among Russian policymakers of the strategy paper...
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Four reasons Nick Clegg is no mental health saviour
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has some nerve to appoint himself the champion of the mentally ill.Image: Lib Dem leader Nick CleggNick Clegg picked mental health for his big pre-election conference...
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Animals or slaves? Memories of a migrant detention centre
One man tells of his experience of being incarcerated in the UK for three years for being a migrant, and why the memories of violence and conflict in Brook House – where he attempted suicide – will...
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Understanding calls for reinstating the Islamic State
Maududi’s writings on implementing Sharia and Qutb’s radical approach contributed to Jihadist movements that have been multiplying like mushrooms since the mid-seventies of the last century.Sayyid Qutb...
View ArticleGreens face problem with economic ‘growth’ framing
With well-being central to economic thinking, things like leisure and quality of life ‘naturally’ come to the fore – they’re assigned a value that was always excluded by the ‘economic growth’...
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Open protocols and open people: preserving the transformational potential of...
People are the most valuable thing on the internet, so the power to connect, share and work together shouldn’t be curbed by companies who exploit us for monetary value while limiting the flow of...
View ArticleBritish Zionism, Jews and Gaza
The reaction of British Jews to the offensive in Gaza confirms that Zionism no longer serves as a glue holding most of the community together, whilst the right-wing ideology of the pro-Israel...
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Rotherham child rape survivor: 'Will you help us now?'
The authorities failed thousands of children raped and beaten in South Yorkshire. One survivor appeals for help for children who are abused.A report by Prof Alexis Jay exposed shocking abuse and...
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Sınırda: Türkiye’de seküler insan hakları
Türkiye’de Müslüman topluluklar, üniversiteler ve iş yerlerinde baş örtüsü takmak gibi dini pratiklerini korumak için insan hakları çerçevesini kullandılar. Peki egemen dini toplulukların “hakları” ile...
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On the margins: secular human rights in Turkey
In Turkey, Muslim groups have used the “human rights” framework to protect their religious practices, such as wearing headscarves in universities and workplaces. But what happens when the “rights”...
View ArticleRemote control: light on new war
Armed drones, special forces, privatisation and secrecy are the preferred tools of military campaigns from Iraq-Syria to the Sahel. Now, researchers are mapping this landscape in the public interest....
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