A rare sight at the foot of Nelson's column in Trafalgar square this morning – a big ginger woolly mammoth. Oblivious to the lions, the beastie basked in the
You may be one of those readers who's never managed to find openDemocracy's discussion forums. For others, like insomniac Matt Murrell, it's a testing
Sounding like something from a Frank Miller novel, the UN's Alliance of Civilisations, a supergroup of statesmen and scholars, unveiled its findings in Istanbul Monday. Its aim, quintessentially
by Felix Cohen
Last night's releasethemusic event was very successful, with a healthy turn out in the beautiful Conway Hall in Holborn. The event started late, luckily for
The Alliance of Civilisations: a noble and grand name, with more gravitas than even the United Nations (a civilisation, of course, by its own nebulous definition is bigger than any
by Jessica Reed
Truly the best-of-the-web, and a project I would like to see expanding to many more cities across the globe: the City of Paris associated
by Tan Copsey
With the dust barely settled on an intriguing and ultimately gratifying campaign season in the US, everyone from the media to the dastardly politicians themselves are now
by Jessica Reed
One freedom that defines our way of life is the freedom to choose our leaders at the ballot box. We saw that freedom earlier this week, when
By Jessica Reed
A journalist who criticizes me is a journalist who doesn't know me - Nicolas Sarkozy.
The latent "Berlusconisation" of the media is a term
by Jessica Reed
As President Bush's approval rating reaches a new low at 31%, Nancy Pelosi is promising not to impeach him.Meanwhile, a lawsuit is soon to
by openDemocracy contributor Adam Poole
The United Nations climate-change conference in Nairobi divides between a technical session in the first week and a political session when the ministers arrive
By Josh Gregory
There’s no such thing as bad publicity, as the saying goes. And this has proved to be the case with 'Borat'. In case you&
