The Map on the Wall
May 30, 2015 9:06 pm Leave your thoughts
History shows us that there are (at least) two kinds of peace agreements. One kind, the stupid one, is based on power. The other, the intelligent, is based on common interest
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GMOs: dogma instead of science
May 30, 2015 8:54 pm Leave your thoughts
There are clear signs that the producers of GMOs and the regulators are suffering from a siege mentality
A Gerrymandered Election and A Flawed Mandate
May 30, 2015 8:54 pm Leave your thoughts
To the great puzzlement and consternation of pundits and pollsters, the British general election produced what seems a great democratic victory for the Conservative party
Who Will Save Israel
May 26, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts The battle is over. The dust has settled. A new government - partly ridiculous, partly terrifying - has been installed
Nothing to Lose But Our Fears
May 25, 2015 8:09 pm Leave your thoughts
Former MP and member of the Labour shadow cabinet, Bryan Gould, explains the need for Labour to break free from the neo-liberal consensus that has long imprisoned the left in an intellectual straitjacket
Derailing Amtrak
May 25, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Tracking the Latest Disaster in the Infrastructure Crisis
The War of Fools
May 19, 2015 9:01 pm Leave your thoughts A few days ago, Israeli TV Channel 10 broadcast an investigative story about the 2006 Israeli attack on Lebanon, known as "Lebanon War II"
Sin, Socialism and Sacrilege
May 19, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In some ultra-conservative circles the issue of gay marriage has become the cause célèbre du jour.
Staying in Touch with the Real World
May 19, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts Former MP and member of the Labour shadow cabinet, Bryan Gould, explains how economic teaching lags behind reality
Is Britain now Too Gerrymandered To Be A Genuine Democracy?
May 14, 2015 9:32 pm Leave your thoughts During the last 27 years, Conservative and Coalition Governments have passed legislation aimed at reducing the voting rights of people not likely to be supportive of the Conservative Party