Algeria : Boutekflika Strikes Back
In Algeria, a regime in trouble tightens its grip on power
World
Killing The Dream
The murder of South African housing activist Nkululeko Gwala
Profiting Off Prisoners
Dealing with the problems created by the prison industry
Australian Election : They’re A Weird Mob
Watching on (in horror) as our Australian cousins hold an election
Australian Election : Fetishizing The Surplus
Economist John Quiggin on the state of the Australian economy
Australian Election : Blaming The Boat People
As Rudd and Abbott use asylum seekers as a political football…
Jordan, Bearing The Brunt
The spillover from the war in Syria is taking its toll on Jordan’s fragile institutions
London Calling : Racism, Woolwich, and Beyond
Two Weeks In Battleground Britain
At Home, Far From Home
Ten years on, an American recalls being in New Zealand on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
London Calling : Sold, and Cold
Selling off state-owned energy companies has been a disaster in Britain
Egypt In Freefall
The Morsi government is leading and feeding the spiral of violence in Egypt
Pussy Riot Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
The Russians are mounting a stealth attack at the UN on the definition of human rights
Syria Diary
The Free Syrian Army – How To Lose Support And Alienate People In No Time
Globalisation and self-sufficiency
How do we avoid losing more than we gain from free trade?
Smart Idiots
Just because you’re educated doesn’t mean you’re not an idiot
Left Coasting : Barricading the Information Superplaza
BART starts a free speech firestorm
Imagining War
The ethical and stylistic issues in using real-life war zones as a basis for contemporary fiction
Left Coasting: Robbin’ the Hood
California’s latest attempt to escape from its low tax / no revenue straightjacket
Letter from America : Sarah, Forever
Outrage at Sarah Palin is gasoline to a forest fire….
Talking Sport : Stanley Cup Fever
On and off the field
Letter from America : It’s Alllivvveee…..
Is the media rising up from its much heralded grave?
Left Coasting : At War With Amazon.Com
Should the e-commerce giants be made to collect and pay far more taxes on what they sell ?
Away Games
The challenges (and consolations) of trying to play cricket in America
Library Carnage in David Cameron’s Big Society
Observations on free market fundamentalism, by the author of the His Dark Materials series
Left Coasting : On Edge
Earthquakes, insurance and building codes – home, and away
Getting Under Sail
Tripping on the Third World, a book excerpt
Letter from America : Four Days in Washington DC
A Long Walk Down Memory Lane…
West Papua: from Morning Star to Mourning
The freedom & democracy movement in West Papua is using non-violent action to advance its cause.
Mao Is Alive and Well (& Living in Kathmandu)
The Nepalese Experiment with Maoism hits gridloc
Letter from America : Christmas in New York
Santa’s Sleigh makes its way to the U.S. of A.