Friday, 19 March 2010


America and Israel: a historic choice,openDemocracy - 


America and Israel: a historic choice,

Author:
Paul Rogers
Summary:
The serious row between Washington and Tel Aviv is about far more than the construction of homes in east Jerusalem; it goes to the heart of the close military alliance between the two states.
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Kafka’s Castle is collapsing,

Author:
Andrei Loshak
Summary:
You can’t reason with the absurd, as IKEA found when it tried to build a model business in Russia. Institutional corruption is out of control. Kafka’s Castle is finally collapsing. This is good...

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The Good Society Economy,

Author:
Catherine Howarth
Summary:
This Commission’s report is perhaps the first document to identify the lack of effective engagement by UK civil society as a contributor to the financial excesses proceeding the crash
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Life by traffic light - Delhi's street kids,

Author:
Spriha Srivastava
Summary:
Can India begin to channel some of the creative energy of its twenty-five million street children? Why don’t school lunch schemes work?

As my car came to a halt at a...

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Taliban break off closet negotiations after Pakistani crackdown,

Author:
Oliver Scanlan
Summary:
The former UN envoy to Afghanistan criticises Pakistan’s arrest of senior Taliban figures, saying this has put talks with the militant leadership at risk. The Quartet condemns Israeli settlement...

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Once again, the Iraqi compass points north,

Author:
Mohammed Hussainy
Summary:
The votes are in and the Iraqi coalitions have entered a complex process of deal making and realignment. Little can be predicted with any certainty, but the Kurdish parties look set to regain...

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Forgotten lessons: Palestine and the British empire,

Author:
James Renton
Summary:
While the conflict that is the legacy of British involvement in Palestine daily captures world headlines, Britain's foster-role is too often ignored. Such an omission is all the more tragic,...

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