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The fight for a genuinely democratic Europe
In France, the Manifesto of Appalled Economists underlined some of the country’s most prominent economic concerns about the European response to the global crisis. It was signed by over 700 economists...
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Vladimir Putin’s ever-decreasing circle of friends
President Putin’s popularity has been dented by the open opposition of two celebrities, hitherto ardent supporters: Lyudmila Narusova and Kseniya Sobchak, respectively widow and daughter of his former...
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The presidential election and US foreign policy in the Middle East
In the presidential campaign, American foreign policy towards the Middle East has overshadowed other regions by far – underlining considerable differences between each candidate’s approach to this...
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Britain has become an open prison to migrants
An immigration lawyer reveals the alarming degree to which migrants are subjected to monitoring and control outside the detention centre. Immigration detention is often in the news. There have been...
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A tale of two charters: the BBC and the commons
The BBC’s long history of innovation and influence position it as a prime conduit through which to forward the idea of a ‘digital commons’ within the British media: a site in which the contradictions,...
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Mexican perspectives: within the USA and outside it
Undocumented Mexican migrants in the USA, despite being the group most vulnerable to a promised flagship Republican policy, have no voice in the country’s future. Those who can vote have a moral...
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Mexican perspectives: within the USA and outside it
Undocumented Mexican migrants in the USA, despite being the group most vulnerable to a flagship Republican policy, have no voice in the country’s future. Those who can vote have a moral obligation to...
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A victory! The politicisation of research in Britain thwarted... for now
After huge opposition, it seems academics in future will not be pressured to research 'the Big Society'. But we're not in safe waters yet. In the summer of last year, OurKingdom published an article...
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"Judaism, All that matters". An openDemocracy podcast
An openDemocracy podcasted conversation around Keith Kahn-Harris' latest book (1 hr) You can download an MP3 of the conversation here: Download this episode (right click and save) Subscribe to this...
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David Widgery, 1947-92: against oblivion
It is twenty years since the premature death of David Widgery, a singular radical who combined a prolific writing and political life with work as a medical doctor in London's East End. A man "alive to...
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US election: a Kenyan perspective
Kenyans look up to Barack Obama, whom they consider to be their most prominent "son" - but his first four years in office have fallen slightly short of their expectations. Of all African countries,...
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The poisonous logic behind cuts to child benefit
Before British families bid what could be a final farewell to universal child benefit, we take a look at what is motivating Iain Duncan Smith. It is bad enough to be ruled by a government driven by...
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The politics of myth making: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
Myths of human survival that evade questions of gender, race and social relations, won’t help us adapt in a world already being radically reshaped by environmental disasters and slow burning climate...
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Devalue or Else - a new OurKingdom debate on the British currency
With a troubled future ahead for the UK, could devaluation hold the key to a more balanced and productive economy? Throwing up a range of political and economic questions beyond the tired dichotomy of...
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Malala's Pakistan: recognising the internal threat
The shooting of Malala Yousufzai, and the public outcry in response to it, has been called a turning point for Pakistan. But what sort of 'moment' is this? For Omar Quriashi, clearly identifying the...
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Sri Lanka, many shades of accountability
A long-awaited review on the conduct of United Nations agencies during the last stages of the war in Sri Lanka is stull unpublished, and its terms of reference are shrouded in secrecy. There are...
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Anniversaries, rumour and conflict: a week to remember in Libya
A year on from Libya’s liberation many aspects of life have improved. The Libyan public, however, still needs to use their new found voice to stop the militias from hijacking their revolution, and...
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Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug...
If lengthy mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug addicts actually worked, one might be able to rationalize them. But there is no evidence that they do. Reuters/Joshua Lott Growing up in...
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Shuttle diplomacy: Qatar playing politics in Palestine
The Palestinians rolled out the red carpet for Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, the first head of state to officially set foot on the territory under Hamas' control. The visit...
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This week's window on the Middle East - October 29, 2012
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: Shuttle diplomacy: Qatar playing politics in Palestine Shuttle...
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