Democracy, United States
“Let All Indignados in all the squares join together”: Beginning From the Beginning
Posted on October 5, 2011 by Joseph Ritchie | No Comments
The Occupation of Wall Street is entering into it’s third week and things are heating up. The large Transport Workers Union has pledged it’s support, echoing the much-vaunted ‘Teamsters and Turtles’ (Unions and environmentalists) alliance that helped make Seattle so legendary. Similar movements are spreading around the country (see here and here). The first official [...]
UN climate deal on the brink ahead of Durban talks
Posted on October 4, 2011 by Pontus Westerberg | No Comments
The UN climate talks, COP17, begin at the end of November. This could be the last chance to save the current international climate deal. The first period of the Kyoto protocol ends in 2012 and rich industrialised countries are pushing to replace it with a system that is based on voluntary reductions in carbon emissions [...]
Palestine: something has changed
Posted on September 24, 2011 by Adam Ramsay | 1 Comment
Abbas’ plea to the UN won’t bring about statehood overnight, but it has created momentum. Sometimes you move forward not because you know where you will find yourself next but because this forces there to be a next.
film: a reminder after DSEi arms fair of Eisenhower’s warning
Posted on September 18, 2011 by Adam Ramsay | 1 Comment
Last week we saw the return of the DSEi arms fair, and the usual protest against its presence. Defence Secretary Liam Fox went to bow down before these peddlers of death tools, whilst Caroline Lucas helped uncover illegal cluster bomb sales. Inside, machines of murder were bought and sold, outside, protesters exchanged slogans and leaflets. [...]
Infographic: How banks cause hunger
Posted on September 13, 2011 by Pontus Westerberg | 4 Comments
This infographic from the World Development Movement shows how banks and other financial speculators are betting on prices in financial markets, causing dramatic spikes in the cost of food.
Lessons from Libya – Democrats make for effective emperors
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Gilbert Ramsay | No Comments
You have to hand it to Obama. The man is a smooth operator. When he got into power, Republicans threw up their hands in horror at the prospect of a leftie peacenick used to ‘palling around with terrorists’ getting his hands on reigns of American power. Nearly four years on, most of the Bush era [...]
New Zealand’s best kept secret
Posted on August 30, 2011 by Ashley Erdman | 2 Comments
New Zealand trades on its unspoiled, Middle Earth image, with tourism slogans ‘Clean & Green’ and ’100% Pure’. Ashley Erdman discovers the truth is very different.
Northern Irish Greens 2011 – Election Review
Posted on August 28, 2011 by Adam McGibbon | No Comments
After reading Peter and Sam’s post-election thoughts on Green performance in Scotland and Wales, I thought I’d complete the regional picture. Less than a week after the Assembly elections in May, new Green MLA Steven Agnew was standing in the chamber making his maiden speech. Despite the sudden shift from count centre to Assembly floor, [...]
No shock doctrine for Libya
Posted on August 22, 2011 by Adam Ramsay | 3 Comments
To say that the West’s involvement in Libya was all about oil was always far too simplistic. For any country to commit military force, a number of people must conclude that this is necessary. Each will have their own reasons, each a number of justifications. No war has one cause, no bombing a single explanation. [...]
Call in the army? Remember Northern Ireland…
Posted on August 9, 2011 by Lorcan Mullen | 3 Comments
At the time of writing, it’s difficult to comprehend the scale of the trouble in London, not to mention Birmingham, Leeds or Liverpool. One thing is for sure though: the notable impotence of the Metropolitan police in tackling a roving, leaderless wave of theft, intimidation, assault and petty vandalism. With much of the grand expanse [...]
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