In today's Guardian George Monbiot explores the west's demostrated hypocrisy in relation to Iran's nuclear programme, quoting Paul Rogers's openDemocracy column. Monbiot
I may be wrong, but there is something fishy about Chavista propaganda: his image can be found on an array of products – from mugs to an anatomically incorrect doll called
Today’s news that the case against Orhan Pamuk for "denigrating Turkishness" has been thrown out by a court in Istanbul comes as small consolation for the many
This week, The Brussells Tribunal launched a global petition and call for action to defend Iraq's educators, over 250 of which have been assassinated since 2003 and many
He was the hero of the World Social Forum in 2002, but since then Brazilian president Lula has fallen from grace. Perhaps less because of the corruption scandal than because
There haven't been a whole lot of news reports from the World Social Forum in Bamako. The South African press came out pessimistically ("Before, it was politicians
If you were in Bamako please send your reports from the Forum to us, and we will publish them in the blog. Thanks.
He presents most of the counter-arguments himself, but the secretary-general of Civicus, Kumi Naidoo, still holds that the WSF should agree on forceful communiqués and proposals that create
We arrive in Caracas tomorrow afternoon. The bridge that connects the airport to the city is crumbling and closed, but we've been reassured that there are WSF shuttle
I try and watch what I eat (mainly so as not to miss my mouth). I look both ways before I cross the road. But I would rather not watch
They say a better world is possible, but as the sixth World Social Forum approaches the world’s global social justice activists still seem to have a lot of work
David Brooks, on PBS's NewsHour, 2004:
"The biggest threat to the Republican majority is the relationship on K Street with corporate lobbyists and the corruption that is
