We Need an Index of Human Rights
December 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Measuring and ranking every country's observance of human rights would give nations an incentive to raise their game, argues Peter Tatchell.
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The Real Climate Scandal
December 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A scandal over faked evidence has been a boon to climate change deniers. George Monbiot looks to redress the balance.
Chavez: Morales’ Electoral Victory is a Victory for Latin America
December 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The Bolivian president Evo Morales achieved a landslide election victory on Sunday, as Kiraz Janicke reports.
Pension Rights And Wrongs
December 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Socialist Appeal's Eric Hollies on how Britain's bosses and directors continue to prosper while the financial crisis takes its toll on the rest of the nation.
The Hypocrisy of Al-Demoqratia
December 11, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A rising tide of official anti-Muslim paranoia in continental Europe is exposing the hypocrisy of Western democracy, writes Ramzy Baroud.
“‘And A Little Child Shall Lead Them”
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Barack Obama has weakly capitulated to Binyamin Netanyahu over Israeli settlement-building in the heart of the Arab community in East Jerusalem, says Uri Avnery.
Book of the Month: Slavoj Žižek’s ‘First As Tragedy, Then As Farce’
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
This month's recommendation is a thoughtful critique of the complacency of contemporary political culture, reviewed by Nathaniel Mehr.
Venezuela Refuses to Recognise Honduran Elections and Congratulates Uruguan President-elect
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Tamara Pearson on the Chavez government's reaction to two very different elections.
The End of Certainty
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, talks about the adventures that inspired his new book, 'The End of Certainty'.
Bye Bye, Dubai?
December 4, 2009 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Mick Brooks looks at the unfolding crisis in Dubai, and its potential implications for the world economy.