By Jessica Reed
Yesterday Geroge W. Bush adressed the UN Assembly, cleverly openning his speech reminiscing about 9/11 and reminding everyone that the 'enemies of humanity' are
By Mark Hanrahan
Athletic apparel company Nike have long been dogged by accusations of using sweatshop labour and by comparisons of the wages their workers in developing countries earn with
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 Charlie Devereux
I've been asked by openDemocracy to write from Visa Pour L'Image, the international photojournalism festival that takes place every September in Perpignan, south
By Jessica Reed
In China the practice of Falun Gong -a form of spiritual teaching incorporaating meditation exercises- is prohibited: the organisation is considered to be 'heretical' and
Euphemism has become a weapon in the War on Terror, deployed as regrettably as the cluster bombs that were sprinkled over southern Lebanon. Invasion becomes 'liberation'; civilian deaths
By Jessica Reed
If you remember this openDemocracy blog post about trendy-wannabe French politicians-turned-bloggers, then this Financial Times article shouldn't be surprising: France seems to be the European
By Tony Curzon Price & Jessica Reed
Next week will mark 9/11's fifth anniversary, which the global media will cover and analyse extensively. openDemocracy will try to
By Jessica Reed
Getting the big picture -and remembering all major key events not only correctly but also in chronological order- is crucial when it comes to a global understanding
By Jessica Reed
Today is Blog Day 2006, an online event designed both to help avid blog-surfers discovering new or unknown Blogs and for everyone to celebrate the discovery of
By Jessica Reed
You might remember this open letter written by Danny Postel, which urged the liberation of Iranian-Canadian intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo (Wikipedia link). He was finally freed from jail
By Jessica Reed
For those of you media-gossip-loving 'career-girls' (or 'career-boys') who have been too busy juggling with work, hobbies and family-time but still want to
