Debt relief must happen now—more than the IMF suggests—to prevent the need for even more debt relief later. This is as much in the creditors’ interest as it is in the Greeks'.
The sociological transformation made manifest in these election results will continue to profoundly affect the political sphere in Turkey for the foreseeable future.
It will be important to empower young people, to train them to exercise critical thought, and to make them conscious of the importance of their participation in society. A call to civil society.
On the face of it, our many misconceptions about immigration form a very depressing picture. Yet more accurate information can shift public opinion in a more positive direction.
The history of this country is one of eternal recurrence. The ‘national question” re-emerges where it has always been, with varying degrees of visibility: at the heart of Ethiopian political life.
Hoy, con una democracia representativa fallida, no podemos restringir la voluntad ciudadana a una expresión pasiva de consentimiento. English
There are clear parallels to be drawn between the stigmatising way in which welfare is administered in our job centres and the ‘poor relief’ of Victorian England.
“More cynically (or realistically) the Hellenes must be kept in the NATO orbit and timely aid is the best guarantor of it.”
Tsipras’ room for manoeuvre is completely circumscribed by the euro.
Tribute to the Greek left from a fellow European who won’t forget the run-up to the historic Greek referendum.
In the hands of politicians religion becomes impregnated with 'polemical bitterness' - to talk about religion without considering its 'political tendencies' is to chose a path of willful blindness.
Grassroots social movements of the style seen at Occupy can be converted into actions that will force their relevance upon established political structures.
