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The danger of majority tyranny, openDemocracy - The danger of majority tyranny,
Summary: Switzerland's democracy lies nearer to the dividing line between direct democracy and tyranny of the majority than most. Last year's decision to outlaw minarets reflects the dangers... Sanssouci revisited,
Summary: After the recent Swiss vote against minarets, the issue was hotly debated in Germany too, from the traditional media to internet chat forums. A high number of participants... Life and death of an independent newspaper in Oryol,
Summary: In 2004, some local journalists in Oryol founded an independent newspaper ‘for those who want the truth’. Although it sold well, members of staff were subject to threats, bribes, attacks and... Washington split by revised US nuclear strategy ,
Summary: White House reconsiders nuclear weapons policy. Pakistani Taliban chief killed by US airstrike. Dubai moves to tighten Israeli entry ban. All this and much more, in today’s security briefing. ...Saying 'no' to Pinochet’s dictatorship through non-violence,
Summary: There were many approaches to resisting dictatorship in Chile that contributed to its demise. One of them owed much to Ghandi’s thinking about how to overcome powerlessness and fear Shadowy campaign financing will mire Iraq's democratic elections,
Summary: As campaigning in the Iraqi election intensifies, there is a danger that the race will be won by ill-gotten wealth. How can... The Golden Bear and its six silver siblings,
Summary: A film called Honey took top prize at the 60th Berlin Film festival, presided over by Werner Herzog, this year’s jury supremo. And there were six more prize-winners… |
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