by Jessica Reed
If you've been interested in our previous entries about the online phenomenon that is Second Life. On it anyone is free to create his or
by Jessica Reed
A Woman's Concern is persuaded that the crass commercialization and distribution of birth control is demeaning to women, degrading of human sexuality and adverse to
by Felix Cohen
This Saturday (Friday in the USA and Canada) will be Buy Nothing Day, a day of celebration for many political activists around the world, where they express
by Jessica Reed"If you mean by 'military victory' an Iraqi government that can be established and whose writ runs across the whole country, that gets the
by Jessica Reed
Last saturday in a warm cosy pub in the heart of Brick Lane was held the first MiniBar event - otherwise known as a "tech mixer&
by Tan Copsey
A friend of mine pointed out to me the rather shocking lack of coverage of events in Tonga, at least by the media here in the UK.
And just in time for the week-end: meet (some of) the openDemocracy staff.
This Friday's "blog of the week" comment comes from Middle East journalist and openDemocracy contributor Thomas O'Dwyer, who is also a country risk analyst
By Jessica Reed
Yesterday a UCLA student named Mostafa Tabatabainejad was publicly and repeatedly tasered in the heart of the University's library for not having or wanting to
By Josh Gregory
Reuters reported yesterday that KFC is the first fried chicken chain to be visible from space, with a massive 87,500 square foot advert in the middle
by Jessica Reed
The New York Times recently published a very interesting Q&A with Jill Abramson, its managing editors. Readers sent her excellent questions to which she extensively
by Jessica Reed
From this Salon article about Segolene Royal:
It's unsettling to imagine that the French -- who didn't give women the right to vote
