Venezuela’s Only Contacts with FARC were for Humanitarian Exchange Says Minister
by James Suggett
Fri 23rd May 2008Venezuela's foreign minister has refuted US-sourced allegations that Hugo Chavez has been financing the Colombian rebel group FARC.... [read more]
I'll Huff and I'll Puff....
by Beatrice Windsor
Fri 23rd May 2008To speak of "natural" disasters is to indulge in a misnomer. Inequality, very much a man-made phenomenon, has greatly exacerbated the human cost of a spate of natural disasters in recent years. ... [read more]
China and Myanmar: Contrasting Government Responses to Natural Disasters
by Ian Broughton
Fri 16th May 2008With thousands killed in natural disasters in both Myanmar and China, Ian Broughton compares the murderous neglect of Myanmar's government with the more progressive stance adopted by China.... [read more]
Cyclone Nargis: Exposing Forgotten Truths About the Burmese junta
by Safreena Rajan
Fri 16th May 2008Illegitimate, out of touch and increasingly isolated, the Burmese junta may struggle to regain its former prominence in the aftermath of Cyclone Nagis. ... [read more]
Cultural Values and the “Amstetten case”: what the International and Austrian Media are Saying About Josef Fritzl
by Alexa Van Sickle
Fri 16th May 2008Alexa Van Sickle dissects the response of national and international media to the Josef Fritzl scandal.... [read more]
Green Belt – A False Blessing
by Anton Howes
Fri 16th May 2008Anton Howes believes affordable housing and environmentally-friendly urban living provides a more viable long-term solution to climate change than the false utopianism of the "Green Belt".... [read more]
Mounting Evidence of Colombian President’s Involvement in Massacre
by Justice For Colombia
Fri 16th May 2008A "Justice For Colombia" report on the mounting evidence of President Uribe's involvement in a civilian massacre eleven years ago. ... [read more]
The Union Busters
by William Roche
Fri 16th May 2008William Roche on the ongoing tradition of intimidation and manipulation aimed at undermining industrial democracy and equality. ... [read more]
How to Build a Human Bomb
by George Monbiot
Fri 16th May 2008George Monbiot argues that the Guantanamo Bay concetration camp is an affront to the very idea of justice.... [read more]
Is Bolivia’s “Pink Tide” Being Forced to Turn?
by Joanna Allan
Fri 9th May 2008Joanna Allan on the elite-led autonomist rebellion which threatens to undermine unity and progress in Bolivia.... [read more]
Ken is a Loss for London
by Tom Miller
Fri 9th May 2008Despite his flaws, Ken Livingstone was a mayor Londoners could be proud of.... [read more]
Let's Put People before Profits - If not now, then When?
by Noel Hatch
Fri 9th May 2008Noel Hatch attributes Labour's electoral demise to its total abandonment of an egalitarian agenda.... [read more]
Election Analysis from the Left List
by Left List
Fri 9th May 2008Left-wing coalition group Left List offer their verdict on the local elections.... [read more]
The USA Today: Weariness, Despair, Indifference
by Robert Israel
Fri 9th May 2008Robert Israel sees, in Canada, a hint of a more inclusive and hopeful political culture in North America.... [read more]
Brown's Failure to Pursue a Progressive Policy on Taxation is Alienating Labour's Core Support
by Matt Genner
Fri 9th May 2008Matt Genner believes the Tories' local election success shows Gordon Brown must be bolder.... [read more]
Shadow Networks: Violence, War and Plunder in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
by Daniel Pye
Fri 2nd May 2008Colonial rivalry and capitalist exploitation are at the heart of the violence in the Congo.... [read more]
Palm Oil or Orang-utans? We Must Soon Decide Which we Prefer
by Chris Bath
Fri 2nd May 2008Chris Bath on the campaign for greater regulation of the palm oil trade.... [read more]
The Sean Bell Verdict: Another Mockery of Justice for Black America
by Erica Cardwell
Fri 2nd May 2008New York poet Erica Cardwell believes the Sean Bell verdict shows black life is cheap in the US justice system. ... [read more]
There Can Be Only One: Fuel Versus Food
by Victor Petroff
Fri 2nd May 2008Victor Petroff believes a drastic change in energy policy is required to combat both climate change and the world food crisis. ... [read more]
A Simple Solution to the Housing Crisis
by Anton Howes
Fri 2nd May 2008Anton Howes believes a Land Value Tax would produce a fairer housing market.... [read more]
The Great Consolidation
by George Monbiot
Fri 2nd May 2008George Monbiot on New Labour's ongoing attack on the NHS.... [read more]