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Restating Scottish feminism
Scottish feminists do not want ‘patriarchy in a skirt’ or a tartanised version of the status quo. It is time to implement gender mainstreaming at all levels of Scottish politics.It’s an exciting time...
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CU and EU – what’s in a letter?
Moscow’s recent overtures to Ukraine and Armenia concerning membership of the Russia-led Customs Union have been heavy on threats and hard-ball politics, and rather short on attempts at actually...
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The resource curse, or the paradox of poverty from plenty
Is finance like crude oil? Countries rich in minerals are often poverty-stricken, corrupt and violent. A relatively small rent-seeking elite captures vast wealth while the dominant sector crowds out...
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Saturday morning in London and an Open University honorary degree
openDemocracy founder and long serving editor at OurKingdom, Anthony Barnett has been awarded an honorary degree from the Open University. Here's what he said in his acceptance speech.Had you asked me,...
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The NSA isn’t the only US government agency making privacy obsolete
Increasingly, the relationship between Americans and their government has come to resemble a one-way mirror dividing an interrogation room. So here’s a beginner’s guide to some of what’s happening on...
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Workers' rights in Qatar
Reform will come, because it is increasingly clear that the system has become untenable.The Guardian newspaper has just released a piece by Nick Cohen tackling the issue of worker’s rights in Qatar, a...
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The Oslo ‘peace accords’: a psycho-political perspective
For us Israelis, equality is an impossible mental mission. “Modern Foolishness is not ignorance. Modern Foolishness is the absence of doubt about convention.” Gustave FlaubertThe central and most...
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Thoughts on R2P from the Arab region
Opinions in the Arab region are divided regarding the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), although marked by a deep skepticism based in the perceived double standards of the great powers, especially the...
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Personalizing the revolution
Are you “in your Element,” doing things that blend your passions and your talents? The personal creativity movement is blooming, but is it anything more than spin?Credit: Flickr/Martin Tod. Some rights...
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New movements in South Africa?
Despite a rising consciousness throughout the continent of the problems of increased militarization, coinciding with an increased appreciation of the power of creative nonviolent conflict, these...
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The Egyptian revolution: dominoes of power
Egyptians are looking to their own political participation and to further their interests as free individuals. In turn, this means they must build institutions, namely political parties and unions. The...
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The metropolitanisation of gains, the nationalisation of losses
The prosperous South East can no longer afford to subsidise the rest of the United Kingdom. Or so runs the conventional wisdom. The facts, on the other hand, are rushing headlong in the opposite...
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The chancellor of Europe, re-elected
Strengthened by a clear victory in the ballots, Angela Merkel is unlikely to change her austerity course. In the absence of a strong domestic opposition, it is up to the citizens of Europe to challenge...
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What would Attenborough say about the Irish genocide?
The exploitation of the Irish economy during the potato famine caused widespread devastation. With the justification of overpopulation, to what extent does David Attenborough echo these intentions in...
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HIV positive? Russia’s reaction is negative.
In most parts of the world the incidence of HIV/AIDS is falling, but official figures for Russia show 200 new cases being recorded every day. And as Grigory Tumanov reports, if you’re a migrant worker...
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Re-purposing America's war machine
A great deal of good can happen if military contractors and militarized communities move away from economic dependence on Cold War weapons systems and instead invest in new energy technology. A...
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The German Election: what does it mean for Europe?
As predicted, Sunday’s German federal election resulted in a resounding victory for Angela Merkel. But with growing German euroscepticism and hesitation about the country's future role in the Union,...
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Sisa: is meth use the latest face of the catastrophe in Athens?
Meth – or Sisa, as it has been called on the streets of Athens – has become the drug of choice for a rising number of drug addicts in Greece. After Golden Dawn and rampant poverty, is meth use the...
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Egypt in the balance: what the blogs are saying 17 - 22 September
This 'You tell us' feature offers some first hand accounts and a range of opinions in blogs, articles and tweets, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.September 17Gehad El Haddad, a senior...
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Civil resistance as deterrent to fracking: Part One, They shale not pass
Can we mobilize and prepare the towns threatened by hydraulic fracturing with action plans so well-devised, so widely and transparently publicized, that unconventional energy developers wouldn't dare...
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