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1 August 2016, by Ilan Pappe
Why Brexit May Be Palestine’s Gain
The British referendum on membership in the European Union on 23 June has exposed deep layers of racism and xenophobia in the United Kingdom and raises serious concerns about the welfare of (…) -
1 August 2016, by Sukumar Muralidharan
War of the Worlds
The IS claim of a new caliphate would be laughable but for troubling resonances with Turkey’s ambitions A killer truck ploughed through a festive crowd in the French Riviera town of Nice on (…) -
1 August 2016, by Saib Bilaval
“You Can Have Your Weak Nominee If You Wish”
Ultimately, what the Sanders endorsement has proved is what the candidate was arguing from the beginning – that it was not Sanders and his campaign that was holding Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers (…) -
1 August 2016, by Benoit Renaud
A March For Our Rivers And Against Pipelines
Stop oléoduc Outaouais (Outaouais against the pipeline) is organizing a march to protect our rivers and the climate, starting on August 14, in Saint-André d’Argenteuil, a small town approximately (…) -
8 July 2016, by Malcolm Guy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: A Socialist in Disguise?
Time magazine called him "the punisher" while other publications refer to him as “Duterte Harry”, the Trump of the Philippines, or a “dictator in waiting”. I feel compelled by the somewhat (…) -
4 July 2016, by Sophia Reuss
An Interview with Ali Abunimah: BDS and Palestinian Solidarity
Ali Abunimah is a prominent Palestinian-American activist and journalist. Abunimah is the Vice-President on the Board of Directors of the Arab American Action Network, a fellow at the Palestine (…) -
4 July 2016, by Samia Constantin
“I Am a Victim of Injustice”: Dilma Rousseff and Sexism in Brazilian Politics
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces an impeachment trial after accusations of burying an important budget deficit to guarantee her re-election in 2014 sparked massive public outrage. The (…) -
4 July 2016, by Kyle Jacques
What Hillary and Trump’s Foreign Policies Have in Common
Hillary Clinton’s major speech on foreign policy was surely a disappointment for anyone who wanted to hear about, well, foreign policy. Take away the many digs at Donald Trump and the many (…) -
4 July 2016, by Catherine Larouche
The Other Side of The War on Terror: False Terror Charges Against Muslim Youth in India
I first met Mohammed Aamir Khan in the office of Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), a Delhi-based organization working on communal harmony and human rights, in which he was formerly (…) -
4 July 2016, by Dylan Boyko
The Results that We Got: The Contradictions of American Gun Violence
There is a problem in America with the economics of safety. Early in Evan Osnos’ stunning New Yorker article on the subtle proliferation of gun ownership and gun discourse in America, he quotes (…) -
4 July 2016, by Messaoud Romdhani
Torture: Legislations and Reality
« To combat torture without compromise, we need to know our major opponent: the dark side of our humanity.” Serge Portelli, Why torture A few weeks after the Assembly of People’s (…) -
4 July 2016, by Jooneed J Khan
In Dedication to Amjad Sabri & All Qawwals
Qawwalis can be deadly. Case in point: the assassination of Pakistani Qawwal Amjad Sabri, brought down June 22 in a hail of bullets fired by two gunmen on a motor-bike as he drove with a friend in (…) -
4 July 2016, by Voices-Voix
BDS in Canada
What Happened On February 22, 2016, the House of Commons passed a Conservative motion to “reject the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement” and “call upon the government to condemn (…) -
2 June 2016, by Dylan Boyko
Who Drives the Story: The Panama Papers and Narrative Control
The Panama Papers may prove to be the single most important leak in a new era of data-driven activism. Delivered by an unnamed source to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, and investigated with (…) -
2 June 2016, by Samia Constantin
The Legacy of LuxLeaks: Whistleblowers, Privacy and European Law
Antoine Deltour, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) employee, attracted international attention on illegal tax agreements between Luxembourg authorities and multinational corporations by (…) -
2 June 2016, by Katrina Gibbs
The Violence of Intolerance: Bangladeshi LGBT Activist Murdered
The latest in a series of chilling murders in Bangladesh has been the death of Xulhaz Mannan on April 25 in Dhaka. The murder of Xulhaz Mannan and his friend and fellow activist Tonoy Mahbub marks (…) -
2 June 2016, by Sophia Reuss
Lubicon Lake Nation Demands Action, Justice For Ongoing Discrimination And Exploitation
On Wednesday May 18, Lubicon Lake Nation Chief Bernard Ominayak met with Alberta’s Indigenous Relations Minister, Richard Feehan, following the Nation’s recent human rights complaints. In a (…) -
2 June 2016, by Zoë Wilkins
Fort Mcmurray Forest Fire Displaces Temporary Foreign Workers
80,000 people were evacuated from Fort McMurray during and following the forest fire that ravaged the city last month. Among these 80,000 were hundreds of temporary foreign workers, who have been (…) -
2 June 2016, by Katrina Gibbs
Resisting Modi: In Conversation with Noor Zaheer
In the midst of the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) elections in India, activist Noor Zaheer gave a talk at Alternatives on May 12 entitled ‘Nationalism and Intolerance in India Today’. Zaheer (…) -
2 June 2016, by Medea Benjamin
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Strange Bedfellows in the New Middle East
Israel and Saudi Arabia are burying the hatchet. For at least 10 reasons, that’s not such a good idea. On the surface, it would seem that Saudi Arabia and Israel would be the worst of enemies (…) -
2 June 2016, by Patrick Bond
Imperialism’s Junior Partners
On May 12, Brazil’s democratic government, led by the Workers’ Party (PT), was the victim of a coup. What will the other BRICS countries (Russia, India, China, and South Africa) do? Will they (…) -
6 May 2016, by Katrina Gibbs
Bernie Sanders and the Awakening of the American Left
On Thursday, April 14th, a conference was held by Donald Cuccioletta on Bernie Sanders: Le Réveil de la Gauche Américaine. The talk focused on an analysis of the phenomenon of Bernie Sanders and (…) -
6 May 2016, by Dylan Boyko
Fighting Against the Bureaucratic Tide
The problem posed by the current refugee crisis in Turkey, Greece, and much of Europe is, on one hand, an economic and political morass and, on the other hand, a very simple human crisis. There (…) -
6 May 2016, by ICSSI
The Iraqi Intifada, a Weekend of Popular Nonviolent Uprising
On the 1st of May 2016, Baghdad looked much safer, without separation walls between the government and the Iraqi people. Those concrete walls built to protect politicians in the Green Zone, to (…) -
6 May 2016, by Michel Warschawski
Gideon Levi: BDS-The Only Way
BDS is progressing, even within Israeli society. Two of my good friends, Uri Avnery and Gideon Levi, used to argue against the efficiency of this strategy, claiming its sole result would be to (…) -
6 May 2016, by Mansoor Raza
On Death’s Door: Trade Unions in Pakistan
At an estimated 63.34 million workers in total, Pakistan has the 10th largest labour force in the world. Besides federations and confederations, there are 945 trade unions currently active in (…) -
6 May 2016, by John Hilary
End For TTIP?
The documents show that US corporations will be granted unprecedented powers over any new public health or safety regulations to be introduced in future. If any European government does dare to (…) -
6 May 2016, by Jakob Reimann
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
On the night of January 5, a squadron of F-15 fighter jets from the Royal Saudi Air Force carpet-bombed a neighborhood in the densely populated Yemeni capital of Sanaa. Following the assault, the (…) -
6 May 2016, by Josh Hoxie
Wealthy Americans Don’t Have to Go to Panama to Hide Their Wealth
The first thing you notice on the cab ride from the airport to downtown Panama City is the skyscrapers. They’re architecturally beautiful, but jumbled together as if there was no plan or (…) -
6 May 2016, by Monojit Majumdar
What the ‘Revolutionary Terrorism’ of Bhagat Singh Really Means
There has been uproar in Indian Parliament over the alleged reference to Bhagat Singh as a ‘terrorist’ in a well known book, the sale and distribution of whose Hindi version has been stopped by (…) -
1 April 2016, by Sophia Reuss
The Murder of Berta Caceres and American Foreign Policy
Tourists, government employees, and people strolling through downtown Washington D.C. last week likely noticed two large banners outside the buildings at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. One (…) -
1 April 2016, by Katrina Gibbs
Rifts, Racism, and Refugees: The German Elections and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Reactions to the refugee crisis have varied throughout Europe, and have led to a particularly polarized political landscape in Germany. As is well known, Germany has become one of the epicenters (…) -
1 April 2016, by Messaoud Romdhani
Democracy and Corruption
“Corruption is much the way Mark Twain once described the weather: everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." John D. Sullivan, Executive Director, CIPE One third of (…) -
1 April 2016, by Dylan Boyko
USA Elections 2016: Violence and Currents and Why We Should Worry
When we think of Donald Trump, and the possibility of violence that comes with his candidacy, we might be thinking of what a normal American is and isn’t. What we (the collective we that (…) -
1 April 2016, by Frank Barat
Brussels: March 22, 2016
The second day of Spring in my hometown, Brussels, started like any other day. I took the kids to school and nursery this morning, then went to work. Or, rather, came back home, where most of my (…) -
1 April 2016, by Vijay Prashad
Brazil’s Summer of Discontent
What is striking about the protests in Brazil against the Rousseff government is that these are not coming mainly from the slums or the industrial working class. They mark the collective hatred on (…) -
1 April 2016, by Harsh Mander
Can An Indian Spring Be Far Behind?
The past winter months in India were grimly overcast, with gathering dark clouds. A deeply divisive manufactured binary sought to pit youthful idealism and dissent against love for the country. In (…) -
1 April 2016, by Sukumar Muralidharan
Rule of Law in Trauma
An account of 14 years spent in the darkest recesses of the Indian penal system, Mohammad Aamir Khan’s book is a searing indictment of what passes for terror investigations Terrorism is a form (…) -
1 April 2016, by Bruno Kern
Eco-Socialism or Barbarism-11 Theses
1. The history of capitalism has always been also the history of its crises. This has been so because of its self-contradictory nature, which by itself generates crises and undermines its own (…) -
2 March 2016, by Sophia Reuss
“The People of Rojava are Staging a Social Revolution”
Dimitri Roussopoulos, a Montreal-based political activist, writer, editor, publisher, and community organizer, was a member of an International Peace Delegation that visited Istanbul, Turkey from (…) -
2 March 2016, by Melis
Beyond Female Soldiers: The Feminism of Rojava
Rojava, the newly autonomous Kurdish region in Syria, became a household name in the summer of 2014, during the war between the Islamic State and the Kurdish YPG (People’s Protection Units) and (…) -
2 March 2016, by Messaoud Romdhani
When History Repeats Itself
There is no big difference between what happened in Sidi Bouzid, December 17th, 2010 when the street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated after being harassed by some officials, inspiring wide (…) -
2 March 2016, by Sophia Reuss
Crises in France: the left’s response
The people of France have been confronted with multiple challenges lately: while the migrant crisis and the situation in Calais is ongoing, Paris was a target of a terror attack in November last (…) -
2 March 2016, by Katrina Gibbs
The Protection of Net Neutrality in India: Who Benefits from Free Basics?
As the Internet grows increasingly essential, governments must face decisions about if and how the government should regulate the Internet. Growing monopolization amongst the ‘Internet Giants’ (…) -
2 March 2016, by Dylan Boyko
What The Nation Can(‘t) Give You
The sheer amount of wealth in America is disturbing. The vast acres of untouched and untouchable – at least for some – resources is a quixotic kind of problem. There seems to be too much to do any (…) -
2 March 2016, by Tapan Bose
Indian Nationalism and Execution of Afzal Guru
Afzal Guru, convicted of conspiracy to wage war against India and murder in December 2001, was hanged on February 9, 2013, has reemerged as a martyr. The Democratic Students Union (DSU) had (…) -
2 March 2016, by Satya Sagar
Reinventing the Indian Left
It is an inspiring moment as the students of JNU fight back magnificently against a paranoid, malicious rightwing regime, bent on persecuting them through mob violence and misuse of state power. (…) -
2 March 2016, by Michel Warschawski
The State of Israel is Changing its Nature
It sounds like fascism, it smells like fascism, it looks like fascism. Usually I don’t like to use the concept "fascism" to describe the Israeli regime. First of all and above all, the State (…) -
2 March 2016, by Messaoud Romdhani
Pride and Shame
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” (Martin Luther King) (…) -
2 March 2016, by Romila Thapar
JNU and Our Democracy
Recent events at the Jawaharlal Nehru University raise many questions pertinent to us as citizens of India. The questions have become imperative because it is apparent that many who govern us have (…) -
2 March 2016, by Patrick Martin
Parliament Votes to Reject Israel Boycott Campaign
Canada’s Parliament has voted by a wide margin to condemn the growing international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign being waged against Israel for what is alleged to be the Jewish (…) -
2 February 2016, by Katrina Gibbs,
Sophia Reuss
The Fight for $15: A National Cry for Workers’ Rights in the United States
As Iowans gathered on February 1st to endorse party nominees for the American presidential election, thousands of fast-food, home-care and child workers in Des Moines staged Iowa’s first fast-food (…) -
2 February 2016, by Dylan Boyko
Politics on Island Time
The saggy middle of American international intervention stretches into the multitudinous crevices of other nations. Paradise is corrupted or lost or confounded, as a fervent U.S. desire for (…) -
2 February 2016, by Katrina Gibbs,
Sophia Reuss
An Interview With Indian Political Activist Satya Sagar: Part I
Sophia: Yesterday we spoke with a French political activist who talked about how the French classical political parties are not adapted to proposing political alternatives and no longer drive the (…) -
2 February 2016, by Taran Khan
With a Suicide Attack, the Taliban Unwittingly Puts Focus on its Target: A Vibrant Afghan Media
The media, which has grown steadily in Afghanistan since 2001, is in the crosshairs of the Taliban. What it needs now is government support and unionization. The suicide attack on Afghan (…) -
2 February 2016, by Zoe Zakin
A Brief History of the Landless Workers Movement
While the “Occupy Movement” of 2008 onwards captured the mainstream media’s attention, becoming synonymous with leftist and anti-corporate protest, a much larger and lesser-known movement of (…) -
2 February 2016, by Sukumar Muralidharan
Mahatma, The Empire’s Loyal Subject
The popular legend of Gandhi in South Africa has a backstory, that of a man with fawning loyalty to the British. There is a backstory to the legend of Mahatma Gandhi, enacted in South Africa, (…) -
2 February 2016, by Tanika Sarkar
Book Review: The Last Word
Book-The Phoenix Moment: Challenges Confronting the Indian Left Author: Praful Bidwai Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 600 Price: Rs 407 Massive research, penetrating analysis, strong and (…) -
2 February 2016, by Sam Pizzigati
Here’s What the Millionaires at Davos Can Do About Global Inequality
Instead of just talking about inequality, the global business elites gathering in Switzerland can do something about it: Stop dodging their taxes. Every winter the world’s political and (…) -
2 February 2016, by Norman G. Finkelstein
How Israel Has Benefitted From an International Double Standard
Far from singling Israel out for criticism, the international community has repeatedly turned a blind eye to its breaches of international law. The superficially most compelling case for a (…) -
4 January 2016, by Sophia Reuss
Turkey in Syria: A Web of Contradictions
On November 26th, 2015, Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of Turkish opposition daily Cumhuriyet, was arrested alongside Erdem Gul, the newspaper’s chief Ankara representative, over their allegation (…) -
4 January 2016, by Dylan Boyko
The Disinformation Age
I love populism. The more participation in government, the more educated the electorate is regarding important issues. A system, potentially, of accountability and responsibility can then be (…) -
4 January 2016, by Messaoud Romdhani
“Freedoms Are More Powerful Than Security Measures In Combating Terrorism”
“I will not give you the gift of hating you. You have sought it, but responding to it would be to give in to the same ignorance that made you what you are.” (Antoine, husband of a terrorist victim (…) -
4 January 2016, by Jennifer Geleff
COP21: The “Most Correct” Answer?
In many ways, COP21 reminds me of an arduous multiple choice exam. On multiple choice exams, I was often expected to select the “most correct” answer among a set of imperfect possibilities. The (…) -
4 January 2016, by Michael LaSusa
Colombia Peace Talks Need Afro-Colombian, Indigenous Voices
As the Colombian government and the FARC guerilla group continue negotiations to end Latin America’s longest-running conflict, a coalition of civil society organizations is calling for the (…) -
4 January 2016, by Vijay Prashad
Shot Dead in Cold Blood!
PALESTINE: On December 17, Naseer was driving from Nablus to Ramallah. Light rain fell as he approached the Israeli military’s checkpoint at Huwwara. In front of him was another car, moving (…) -
4 January 2016, by Rohan D’ Souza and Nissim Mannathukkaren
The Nationalist in the NRI
The Hindutva brigade aims to push the Indian diaspora towards a narrow and intolerant version of nationalism, which draws heavily from a Zionist-inspired narrative. Citizenship is what makes a (…) -
4 January 2016, by Ranabir Samaddar
Human Migration as Crisis of Europe
Europe achieved continental unifi cation through economic means, liberal constitutionalism and a currency union. It set goals of peace and security that encourage everyone to be liberal with (…) -
1 December 2015, by Sophia Reuss
There is No Planet B: A Short Note on COP21
The Global Climate March, which comprised more than 2,000 civil society mobilizations in over 150 countries, took place on the eve of the two-week UN climate change talks, COP21. Despite clashes (…) -
1 December 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani
After The Bloody Terrorist Attacks In Paris
When they sow the wind, we reap the storm “We should be well-aware that we have, in great part, given rise to the Islamic State and we have, ever since, been trapped in a vicious circle.” (…) -
1 December 2015, by Bernard Dreano
Which Side Will Prevail?
In this chilly evening of November the 27th, a few hundred people are on the Place de la République. Many are meditating, praying, or just silent around the big statue of the Republic in the (…) -
1 December 2015, by Katrina Gibbs
A Culture of Protest amidst a Culture of Fear
Intellectuals, writers, and artists have banded together in response to aggressive and violent political tactics that have been employed since the landslide election of Prime Minister Narendra (…) -
1 December 2015, by Joanny Belair
BDS Quebec: An Interview
On November 26, 2015, in Montreal, I interviewed Sabine Friesinger, who is member of the Coordinating Committee of the Quebec BDS Coalition, to discuss Quebec BDS Coalition activities, challenges, (…) -
1 December 2015, by Janet Redman
Will the Paris Climate Talks Deliver the World We Need? Not likely
We need to leave more than 80 percent of known oil, coal, and gas reserves in the ground to avoid triggering catastrophic climate change. That means shifting away from an economy driven by (…) -
1 December 2015, by Conn Hallinan
Portugal: The Left Takes Charge
After several weeks of political brinkmanship, Portugal’s right-wing president, Anibal Cavaco Silva, finally backed off from his refusal to appoint the leader of a victorious left coalition as (…) -
5 November 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani
The Nobel Prize for Quartet: Great!! But Let’s Wait For The Silver Lining
The Nobel Committee justified its attribution of the Prize for Peace by saying that the National Dialogue led by the quartet, a group of civil society organizations made up of The Tunisian General (…) -
5 November 2015, by Sophie Reuss
The Best Offence is to (De)Fence! The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Turkish Elections
The November 1 election results in Turkey mark a transformation in the political negotiations concerning the Syrian refugee crisis. While politicians, activists, and media outlets have attempted (…) -
5 November 2015, by Tapan Bose
Why I Am Returning The National Awards
Fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of movement are under serious threat in our country. Never in the history of independent India, we were told what kind (…) -
5 November 2015, by Sophia Reuss
Mass Mobilization and COP 21: An Interview with Roger Rashi
I interviewed Roger Rashi, long-time social and political activist in Montreal, on October 28th, 2015 to discuss the impending COP 21 conference in Paris and the parallel mobilizations planned. (…) -
5 November 2015, by Katrina Gibbs
Drone Warfare: Who Are We Protecting?
Since their inception, drones have been a controversial weapon of war. Drone warfare has not only continued to advance technologically, but also the frequency of their use has steadily increased (…) -
5 November 2015, by Kyle Jacques
Who Wants What in Syria: A Guide for the Perplexed
As I write this, the foreign ministers of about twenty different countries are seated around a conference table in Vienna arguing about what should be done in Syria. That now twenty countries have (…) -
5 November 2015, by Dylan Boyko
Questions, Period/Question Period
Explain to me, if you can, why we love public figures. Narrative creation, especially in the realm of public policy, seems an inauspicious way to search for new politicians or validate old ones. (…) -
5 November 2015, by Jennifer Geleff
Cop21: Idealized Inclusivity
Conference of Parties (COP) is an annual meeting among the countries of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year’s meeting, COP21, will be held in Paris with a total of (…) -
5 November 2015, by Ahmad Jaradat
Palestinian Uprising Moves Forward
This week, Palestinians have participated in demonstrations against the Israeli occupation consistently, and in huge numbers. Moreover, Palestinian political groups are publicly calling for (…) -
5 November 2015, by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
Interview: Irfan Habib
Irfan Habib, the eminent historian, on how the present government’s large-scale project to saffronise history does not stand rigorous historical scrutiny and why the Hindu Right, given its record (…) -
5 November 2015, by Immanuel Wallerstein
"Obama’s Impossible Options in the Middle East"
President Barack Obama is being criticized on all sides for whatever he does these days in the Middle East. And well he might, since there is probably nothing he can do to become the deciding and (…) -
5 November 2015, by AIC
Support Alternative Information Centre
The Alternative Information Center (AIC) is now launching an appeal, not simply because of the current Israeli offensive, but as we know there are more to come and we must be prepared. To (…) -
1 October 2015, by Dominique Bauer, Daniela Paredes, Kristine Kroyer
Civil Society In Times Of (De)Fences: On-The-Ground At The Hungarian-Serbian Border
In Hungary, a fence has been built. One day before the opening of the second meeting of the Regional Academy on the United Nations (RAUN) in Szeged, a city located close to the Hungarian-Serbian (…) -
1 October 2015, by Sophia Reuss
Regional Solidarity, Peace, and Labour in South Asia: An Interview with Karamat Ali
Karamat Ali is a Founding Member and Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education (PILER), a Founding Member of the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, and (…) -
1 October 2015, by Katherine Cashman
South Asian Regional Cooperation to Ease Migration, Alleviate Labour Issues
The subcontinent of South Asia was divided in 1946 during the process of decolonization from British control, in an event called the Partition. Mass migrations followed Partition, whereby 6 (…) -
1 October 2015, by Malcolm Araos
Climate Migration in Bangladesh: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Ways Forward
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change. Floodplains occupy 80% of the country and every ten years around one-third of the country is severely affected (…) -
1 October 2015, by Dylan Boyko
Crisis of Coincidence
Stephen Harper is not my dad, but he might wish he was. It is becoming categorically apparent that helicopter parenting is all the rage in the Harper household, with its peculiar and protective (…) -
1 October 2015, by Katrina Gibbs
Freedom of Expression in the Age of the Internet
As we partake in this era of expansive technological advancement, the invention of the Internet has changed nearly every aspect of the way that we live our lives. The Internet has completely (…) -
1 October 2015, by Messaoud Romdhani
Corruption: A Big Fly In The Ointment Of The Transition
“Democracy is fragile because it doesn’t speak all the truth.” Edgar Morin, Manouba Univesity, Tunis (May 29th, 2015) While the feel-good memories of the “Arab Spring” slowly fade away in the (…) -
1 October 2015, by Ranabir Samaddar
The Politics of Indebtedness and Government
The tragic capitulation and decline of the Greek government is directly linked to the postures of the radical left, and hence is the cause for greater alarm. A government that was elected to (…) -
1 October 2015, by Theodoros Karyotis
There is Nothing to Celebrate after Sunday’s Elections in Greece
Skyrocketing abstention, social demobilisation and an impending wave of harsh austerity measures call for critical reflection after Syriza’s victory. There is nothing to celebrate, really. (…) -
1 October 2015, by Pervez Hoodbhoy
Pakistan’s Donald Trump
Even his fellow Republicans have labelled him insane. But, defying the predictions of all soothsayers and political pundits, Donald Trump’s still surging popularity with Republican voters suggests (…) -
1 October 2015, by Jawed Naqvi
Of Mermaids Singing Each to Each
In a contested Greek legend, Phryne was publicly disrobed during her trial for alleged impiety. The jurors were outraged by her condition and declared her innocent. In another Greek story, the (…) -
1 October 2015, by ICSSI
Participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015!
The Iraqi Social Forum on Coexistence and Civil Peace will take place in Baghdad on 1-3 October 2015. If you can not be there, participate in the Extended Iraqi Social Forum 2015 from everywhere (…) -
2 September 2015, by Sophia Reuss
The Myth of the Invisible Hand: Income Inequality and the Decline of the Labour Movement
Most tactics aimed at decreasing income inequality involve a combination of more progressive taxation schemes and increased availability of social services. By this logic, alleviating inequality (…)