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The democratic conundrum: Wasting money and alienating voters
Plato regarded social democracy as an immense concern. Aristotle called it a ‘deviant’ – the opposition to majority rule’s nobler version, the polity. In fact, throughout political philosophy’s history, influential sc...
Daily News Roundup – 6 November 2012
Africa Marikana mine killings: South African police ‘planted weapons’ South African police have been accused of planting weapons near the bodies of workers killed during strikes at the Marikana platinum mine. Photograp...
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 4 AUGUST 2012
Africa and Middle East Syria urgency heightens in crisis Reports of new fighting have come out of Syria’s two main cities Damascus and Aleppo. Both are strategically very important to both rebels and official forces as the co...
Chelsea Manning Denied Transgender Rights in Prison
Chelsea (formerly known as Bradley) Manning’s recent statement that she plans to live life as a woman, and wishes to go through hormone treatment has put transgender rights in focus of this case. As Manning is facing a 35 ye...
And When The Carnival Is Over…
From Copacabana to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil is a country known for its cultural richness and is a growing international player in the economic field yet still lacks political and social coherence. I used my time in Rio de Ja...
COP20: Day two sees things heat up
It was another hot day at Cuartel General del Ejército, the military barracks where this years COP is being held. Due to a last minute venue change, many of the buildings on site have been constructed in the past six weeks and...
