Those on the left need to open up debate on their future path. Here's a start.
Turkish politics has long been a site of antagonistic struggles between different republican ideologies. Today, a new ideological competition has resurfaced which has its roots in the past.
“My family is moving to Los Angeles in two weeks. Many Londoners understand intuitively why we're going.”
Why are European institutions incapable of implementing values that honour fraternity, solidarity, and a dignified life?
The Thai elite’s re-wiring of the democratic system will make it much harder for any elected government to enact change, particularly the change voters want. Bangkok will start to look like Washington.
Europe was not, and still is not, ready for the level of consolidation that the Greek Finance Minister suggested. On the other hand, Varoufakis was not ready to compromise his ideas either.
According to the distinction made by Max Weber, Varoufakis answers to his convictions while Tsipras holds the future of Greece in his hands for Greece and Europe.
Ian Rutledge’s book, Enemy on the Euphrates: The British Occupation of Iraq and the Great Arab Revolt, 1914–1921 (Saqi Books, 2014), is a story of imperial arrogance and plunder and the inevitable reaction it generates.
The Ford Foundation’s new mission is to eradicate inequality. Will they learn from past mistakes?
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.
The main obstacle facing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is arguably not physical repression, but the urgent need for self-rehabilitation.
