Well, absolutely something.
Joel Waldfogel's recent piece in Slate suggests that Christopher Columbus is indeed not the villain he's made it out to be, pointing to
By Jessica Reed
Bad Democracy Awards is one of the most cliked-on page on openDemocracy. It is so popular that we reached thousands and thousands of page-views this
By Jessica Reed
These days it is quite common to read about banned blogs:
The Elections Department reminded parties and individuals on Thursday to abide by the ban on political
Quel horreur! The French government is going to ban smoking in public places. I am outraged. France was the one place we smokers felt safe to savour a cigarette and
With their foreign policy in shreds in the middle east, Bush administration officials are directing attention to another frontier: the final frontier. A new, robust galactic policy intends to propel
Charming Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Israeli President Moshe Katsav on his sexual prowess following allegations of rape. The Russian daily Kommersant reported Putin saying to visiting Israeli
This Friday's "blog of the week" comes from openDemocracy staffer and resident kiwi Tan Copsey:
In a bout of unabashed patriotism I have to suggest the
The Kazakh government's handling of the Borat affair has been as farcical as the comic film itself. Yesterday, the Kazakh foreign ministry softened its tone on Sacha Baron
Danish newspaper, Information, profiled openDemocracy and its Danish representative (me) the other day. I would have linked to it earlier, except it was locked behind an archive barrier. This in
By Jessica Reed
This logo will represent Europe for the celebrations of the Treaty of Rome next year, and should 10 soon be recognised all over Europe. It is the
By Jessica Reed
This week is Local Democracy week, another initative crafted with young people in mind, and aiming at getting them involved in local politics, in every level possible.
by Kanishk Tharoor
The largest real estate deal in American history was agreed this week when Met Life sold its stretch of rent-controlled housing in lower New York City
