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1 November 2012, by Shaun Harkin
Turning Despair Into Hate
Greece is in a grueling downward economic spiral with massive political and social ramifications. Aspects of Greek society are literally falling apart at the seams. Across the whole eurozone – the (...) -
1 November 2012, by Giorgio Cafiero
Saudi Arabia and Qatar: Dueling Monarchies
The demise of secular autocratic regimes in the Middle East and North Africa has heralded a renaissance for Islamist parties in the region, igniting a rivalry for the hearts and minds of the (...) -
1 November 2012, by ICSSI
The Fourth Conference of The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI)
In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, from October 20 to 22 2012, more than 200 Iraqi activists, trade unionists and human rights defenders met to discuss a democratic future for their country (...) -
1 November 2012, by Messaoud Romdhani
The Long March Towards Free Media In Tunisia
Before January 14, 2011 Tunisian media was one of the three fundamental pillars of Ben Ali’s dictatorship, along with the police and the judiciary. All types of expression were censored including (...) -
1 November 2012, by Messaoud Romdhani
Challenges Facing the Civil Society in Tunisia
One of the major characteristics of every dictatorship is the predominance of the State over the society, killing political opposition and suffocating any burgeoning of civil society being held (...) -
1 October 2012, by Editorial
Politics of Extremes
“In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad," states one of the ten advertisements that recently appeared in the New York subway (...) -
1 October 2012, by Raul Burbano, Roger Rashi
Towards a Peoples’ Social Forum
Building Social Movements as Instruments of Transformation Anger and discontent against the ruling Conservative government is on the rise all across Canada. Human rights groups, women’s (...) -
1 October 2012, by Emilie Katavic
Unsuccessful protest of the Indian people against the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project
On September 15 2012, a cry was made from Tamil Nadu during an attention-grabbing protest in opposition to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KNPP). An estimated 8,000 people crowded the (...) -
1 October 2012, by Ronald Cameron
The Student Movement Kicks Out The Liberal Government
On September 4, 2012 the Parti Quebecoise (PQ) were elected to a minority government and Pauline Marois became the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The election marks the first time since (...) -
1 October 2012, by OPINION
The Power of the Union: What the CTU Accomplished:
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ended its standoff against the Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday, September 18 after a week-long strike that raised tensions in the city and nationwide. The (...) -
1 October 2012, by Arij Riahi
Crime and Punishment : Harper’s Punitive Approach
Since the conservative party acquired the majority in the House of Commons, five different bills related to the criminal justice system were passed. By itself, the omnibus bill C-10 on « safe (...) -
1 October 2012, by Wendy Papakostandini
#gayguidelines
A new campaign has emerged in Malaysia targeting predominately children displaying homosexual “symptoms.” The Teachers’ Foundation of Malaysia, along with the support of the nation’s Department of (...) -
1 October 2012, by Stephen Zunes
Embassy Protests and Middle East Unrest in Context
It seems bizarre that right-wing pundits would be so desperate to use the recent anti-American protests in the Middle East, which usually number only a few hundred people, apart from peaceful (...) -
1 October 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu
Gastronomic Boom in Peru: Redefining Culture and Identity
From September 9 to 16, the most important International Food Fair in Latin America was held in Lima, la Mistura. Over half a million people, nationals and tourists alike, attended the two-week (...) -
1 October 2012, by Binayak Sen
India: Sedition Law is Against Spirit of Democracy
I was convicted of sedition (section 124 of the IPC) on December 24 (Christmas eve), 2009, and awarded life imprisonment by the additional sessions judge, Raipur. I had already spent two years in (...)