Occupy the World

Published on Sunday, October 2, 2011 by NYC General Assembly Declaration of the Occupation of New York City by NYC …

the sound of the people gives me hope

There has not been enough of this in my lifetime. It’s almost 4am, I should be going to sleep but …

Liu Xiaobo 刘晓波

Congratulations to Liu Xiaobo for being awarded the Nobel Peace prize. I’ve been keeping up with my reading on this …

Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence – it’s a war crime

This letter of attorneys and academics appeared in the Times of London on Sunday. I suggest that all bloggers who …

Top Ten (Plus 1) Good News Stories in the Muslim World, 2008 (That Nobody Noticed)

Cheerful Saturday morning reading I thought I’d post in its entirety, though I do think anyone who has the slightest …

you must wait for democracy

China and democracy. Well there goes easy access to my website in China. The meme of China and its globally …

women’s social rights are not critical to the evolution of democracy

I have pretty much steered clear saying anything about the great neo-colonial escapade in Iraq, despite keeping up with the …

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