The crisis of social democracy is closely linked to that of capitalism. How should it respond to the sharp reminder that the interests of capital and labour are not identical?
New forms of shared strategy and campaigning are taking on the worst effects of fiercely competitive neoliberal service economies. Globalization from above can be fought and resisted effectively by processes of globalization from below
In any other democratic country, and maybe in some semi-democratic ones, Berlusconi's puerile defence would be considered science fiction. Not in Italy. But it is fair to say that that he is the product of a trend, as was Fascism in the ‘20s, which already existed - and not just in Italy
The new age of insurgencies of which Egypt is an emblem has its deeper source not in the anger of the marginalised but in the system operated by the world's financial elites.
The change that is unfolding across the middle east places an especial responsibility on intellectuals to think civically and engage ethically, says Ramin Jahanbegloo.
The American soldier accused of leaking classified military files is suffering abuses at the hands of US authorities. But in a new twist, his dual UK-US citizenship could entitle him to consular assistance that is urgently required
The Hungarian government's infringements of media freedom demand to be addressed by Europe as an issue of fundamental democratic values, says Darian Pavli.
Are borders ethically arbitrary? What, apart from sheer political pragmatism, justifies one community from keeping another from exercising the right of free movement? A proper consideration of the difference between voluntary migration and economic migration suggests cosmopolitan alternatives to a
From the Shah of Iran to Egypt’s Mubarak to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, cozy relationships in US foreign policy need to be questioned
The epic events in the Arab world’s heartland are also a lesson in the loneliness of power, says Goran Fejic.
