Racism By Any Other Name Smells
July 27, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Thomas Riggins reveals the results of a poll conducted by ScienceDaily examining attitudes to the new voter identification laws in the US
Lurking Danger: Palestinian Refugees in Syria
July 25, 2012 10:19 pm Leave your thoughts
Palestinian refugees in Syria cannot expect to exist outside a paradigm of danger and unpredictability. Their brethren in Lebanon learned the same lesson years ago, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Bosnia and Croatia: What is the tie with Iran?
July 24, 2012 1:07 am Leave your thoughts
Professor David Rahni uses etymology to explain how different cultures may have more in common with each other than they think
Blair, Olympic deals and the glimpse of another Britain
July 23, 2012 8:52 am Leave your thoughts
John Pilger reports on two letters that illuminate two very different Britains, and on how the London Olympics is being used to rehabilitate Tony Blair, the invader of Iraq.
From Nehru to Mao: India’s Tryst with Destiny
July 22, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In 1947, Nehru spoke about a tryst with destiny. Free from the shackles of British colonialism, India was on course for a bright new future. Fast forward and witness the not so glittering outcome that Nehru didn't have in mind, writes Colin Todhunter.
The Promised Land
July 21, 2012 8:21 pm Leave your thoughts
To be young in the post-industrial nations today is to be excluded. Excluded from the comforts enjoyed by preceding generations; excluded from jobs; excluded from hopes of a better world; excluded from self-ownership, says George Monbiot.
Turkey, the Kurdish Struggle and the New Middle East
July 20, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Turkey, a NATO member, has historically been a key strategic ally of the West in the Cold War but the political situation inside the country is far from tolerant of opposition, writes David Morgan.
A Word in Your Shell-like
July 19, 2012 7:34 pm Leave your thoughts
In his latest article, resident philosopher Stephen Gilbert bemoans the lack of confidence in our society.
Democracy and Slaughter in Burma: Gold Rush Overrides Human Rights
July 18, 2012 7:30 am Leave your thoughts The widespread killings of Rohingya Muslims in Burma - or Myanmar - have received only passing and dispassionate coverage in most media. What they actually warrant is widespread outrage, says Ramzy Baroud.
Poisoning Arafat
July 17, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Uri Avnery asks whether the late Palestinian Prime Minister, Yasser Arafat, was assassinated by Ariel Sharon