We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Steve CrawshawSteve Crawshaw, UN advocacy director of Human Rights Watch, is author of Easier Fatherland: Germany and the Twenty-First Century (Continuum). Recent articlesThe Lives of Others: beyond good and evil "The Lives of Others" depicts a world of paranoia and foreboding, but this is no ordinary cold war thriller. The compelling exploration of the "dark side" of Communist East Germany sets this film apart, says Steve Crawshaw. |
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50.50Podcast: Women and Memory, a report from Egypt In the blog: Positive Anger, Zainab Magdy Elections Most discussed articles...
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