By Tan Copsey
Much of the noise coming out of the US over the last week has focussed on an apparent split between a small group of Congressional Republicans and
By Jessica Reed
A couple of thousands protesters gathered to (violently) demand Ferenc Gyurcsany's resignation. The demonstration later turned into riots and many were injured, but Hungary'
By Jessica Reed
...And while we are blogging about the UN: the organisation is now deploying an all-women peace keeping force in India, which is getting ready to be dispatched
Hungary's Prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, admitted his party was "lying in the morning, lying in the evening" in order to win the general elections. And while
By Jessica Reed
George Clooney, together with Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, pleaded the UN (link to video) to pay more attention to Darfur's genocide, comparing the conflict
By Tony Curzon Price
Roger Scruton- always lucid and challenging - argues that radical Islam has a special predisposition to the "transferable grievance" - a resentful hatred aimed
By Jessica Reed
Daniel Ellsberg is a foundation fellow at the Nuclear Peace Age Foundation, and word is he'll be the guest on the Colbert Report show with
By Jessica Reed
A relationship with a radio station, a TV show or a newspaper can end up being similar to a longlife friendship; or at least that's
By Jessica Reed
For the past few months neo-con author Francis Fukuyama has been under the spotlight at openDemocracy: leading thinkers discussed and debated the relevance of his"theory
by Jessica Reed
A quick look at the 00's & youth culture: are we that doomed, or just a bit confused?
Corporate media warns us that networking sites
In response to the Danish cartoon scandal, Iran's Hamshari Daily (a newspaper owned by Tehran City Council) announced that it would hold an international cartoon competition on the
We at openDemocracy had a little competition for meaningless & silly quotes today. You are more than welcome to add your own findings in the comments...
Suggested by Isabel Hilton:
