USA: banning people with HIV from attending the AIDS 2012 conference

Heidemarie F. Kremer 18 July 2012

Heidemarie Kremer is a medical doctor, psychologist, and scientist. She has been barred from presenting her science at the International AIDS Conference in Washington because she is HIV-positive. She writes, "I have a criminal record because I am open about my HIV status. The stigma has made me silent". 

Climate politics: hockey-stick to hamster-wheel

Øyvind Paasche 24 May 2012

The containment of greenhouse-gas emissions requires political will. But to get to that point the debate about global warming needs to escape from two key diversions, says Øyvind Paasche. 

Green growth or steady state? Rival visions of a green economy

Guy Shrubsole 18 May 2012

For the UK and beyond, the tensions between ‘green growth’ and the ‘steady state’ continue to battle it out as the main models of an environmentally responsible economy. As the UN's Rio summit approaches, the question of whether economic growth can be reconciled with environmental constraints remains an open one. 

Facing up to the humanitarian consequences of nuclear policies and mistakes

Rebecca Johnson 18 May 2012

The NPT PrepCom Review in Vienna closed by underlining the majority view that “any use or threat of use of nuclear weapons would be inconsistent with fundamental rules of international humanitarian law". In her final report from the NPT Rebecca Johnson says that the next few years may see some fundamental changes in how nuclear issues are addressed

Desertec video - solar power from the Sahara

Tony Curzon Price 5 May 2012

A Scriberia animation describes the "Desertec" project - using solar power concentrators in North Africa and bringing power to Europe with High Voltage DC lines. Why not?

Death and technology

Peyvand Khorsandi 19 April 2012

Apparently his mother approves. She was “positively thrilled” by her son’s brief return to the stage courtesy of entrepreneur Dre Dre who forked out a considerable sum to fund the resurrection.

A greener Scotland? The SNP's promise and the minefield of delivery

Christian Eriksson 5 April 2012

The Scottish Nationalist Party has positioned itself as a leader in Europe on green issues. Then why the internal strife between the government and environmentally-conscious Scots?

Fukushima: a foreseeable consequence of nuclear dependency

Rebecca Johnson 16 March 2012

The Fukushima nuclear disaster was both avoidable and inevitable. Nuclear technologies have too many inherent risks with widespread consequences to be a sensible choice for energy production, argues Rebecca Johnson

Living on borrowed time? The changing frontiers of the NHS debate

Colin Leys 29 February 2012
The author of 'The Plot Against the NHS' discusses the political struggle over England's national health service and considers what those determined to save it can still do.

Five things you need to know about the NHS bill

False Economy 21 February 2012
The NHS bill proposes a radical shake-up of England's health sector. Here are some key facts everyone should know.

Profiting from confusion: a management consultant's view of the NHS

Anonymous 13 February 2012
A management consultant working in healthcare speaks out on what can be a cynical profession, thriving on the fear and uncertainty of clients. He forecasts a worrying future in which consultants play a central role as the NHS prepares itself for radical reforms.

Still fatally flawed – the proposed NHS for England

David Owen 8 February 2012
David Cameron should respect the evidence and stop the unamendable Health and Social Care Bill, says former health minister Lord David Owen

How to create political space for climate action?

Eivind Hoff 31 January 2012
Greener politics should fit with more social politics. But as environmental policies have emerged in the neoliberal era, they have been shaped by it. Those fighting for a greener world must look beyond these narrow policies, to help create the pre-conditions necessary for radical change.

The Great Partnership: multiculturalism, faith and citizenship

Robin Llewellyn 20 January 2012
Do the supposedly civilised values of human rights and responsible citizenry become exclusionary, used to divide rather than unite? Is religion a partner of liberty? On the day the British parliament considers a bill proposing the banning of headscarves in public places, Robin Llewellyn reviews Jonathan Sacks' ‘The Great Partnership: God, Science, and the Search for Meaning’

Dilbert's presidential bid: is technocracy dressed up as libertarianism the natural political home of the engineer?

James Warner 2 January 2012

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The definitive U.S. comic strip of the last two decades features workplace alienation, managerial dysfunction, and socio-economic stratification. Last month its creator announced he's running for President as an independent. His candidacy may not be serious, but how about his policies?

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Niki Seth-Smith is a freelance journalist and co-editor of OurKingdom.

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