by Tan Copsey
Those following closely will have noticed that the news from Nairobi is not particularly encouraging. I, like others, harboured the vaguest of hopes that the international community
by Jessica Reed
On September 22nd "I Love Beirut", an exhibition which aims to celebrate the beauty of Lebanon's capital as well as raising funds for
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 itself with two
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
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
