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 for
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&
by Jessica Reed
Surely this is a musical item that openDemocracy readers will want to buy, if only for the sake of political ironic hipsterness: ex-Italian prime minister Silivo Berlusconi
The blog of the week today is brought to you by Billy N. Sountornsorn as a self-nomination, and an interesting one at that:
PCR Project is the blog of the
Bolstered by US election results The Ceasefire Campaign strikes again (peacefully). Last time it was Lebanon, now they appeal for signatures of support to call for a whithdrawal of troops
Some people (James Crabtree) call it loony, but a group of Democrats are now stepping up their campaign to get Bush impeached. In tune with the Democratic Party's
By Jessica Reed
Let's play a little game shall we? Who here thinks that this statement made by George W. Bush yesterday is mildly offensive at best, downright
by Tan Copsey
After a day spent acclimatising to the realisation that the Democrats had really won something, I gleefully sat down in front of the box at 6 o’
By Jessica Reed
Remember our blog post about Jesus camp, the documentary about the summer religious camp for evangelical children which included scenes with disgraced preacher Ted Haggard? It has
By Jessica Reed
It came as a surprise to many, regardless of their political affilitions. Democrats, Republicans and Conservatives all blogged their initial reactions as Donald Rumsfeld stepped down yesterday,
By Maryann Bird
Many US voters may be wishing today that they lived in the bizarre cartoon world of South Park, where even children have the right to “declare Shenanigans”
By Jessica Reed
Solana, Tony and Anthony are still probably drinking champagne (or enjoying a well deserve nap after a presumably long night) as the UK wakes up to the