In the run up to this year's Mardi Gras the author, left behind by progress, nevertheless decides not to rush
We are seeing today the first widespread global popular uprising in history that shares a name-tag and an idea: an end to corporate greed, extreme socio-economic inequality and, by deduction, the capitalist system in general. This performance on the world stage is wrestling with notions of publoid
Turkey will become a real global power only when the high level of its economic progress is matched by a strong, stable and functioning democratic system.
When we call for greater security, the soldiers tell us they are here for rebuilding. When we call for rebuilding, they state they are here for the security. In the end, they guarantee neither.
The Indian youth delegation to Beijing was highly impressed with China and its people.
Intellectuals are excited that this winter’s protests are a sign Russia could finally be turning into a democratic state. Andrei Konchalovsky urges them to look back into the country’s past and see how far Russians still must travel to become normal Europeans. The protesters must show caution, he
A film portrayal of the horrors of systematic rape during Bosnia's war of 1992-95 highlights the victims' suffering and bravery. But the romantic thread of Angelina Jolie's work fails to convince, says Peter Lippman.
Her Majesty has promised to 'dedicate herself anew' to the service of Britain. But what has she achieved in sixty years on the throne?
True equality can only be accomplished if all teachers, of all sexual orientations, talk about sexual minorities and use the experiences of LGBT lives to illustrate curricular content in class.
Join the author for a toddy in a place where politeness has not gone out of style
Englishness is finally finding a voice, after more than a century. Why has it been muted this long, and is it time now for a strong civic nation, or will an England of blood and soil emerge?
