10 Religions You Have Probably Never Heard Of
Human imagination has created a million ways to reach the divine saviour. However, we are only aware of the hegemonic presence of the major religions. For the rest, there exists a covert censorship.
The Forgotten Half of Cyprus
During the past few weeks of financial turmoil, the small Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been in the spotlight of the international media. But what few reporters seem to remember is that this is an island divided in two. Th...
Undercover Eurocrat: Bash a Banker
Forgive my long absence. Welcome back to Undercover Eurocrat! This week in Strasbourg, the big story of the week was MEPs voting overwhelming to restrict the annual bonuses bankers receive to 100% of their salary, (or 200% with...
Why public spaces matter in the Twitter revolution, and how they are under threat
For anyone who now questions the uses of Twitter or Facebook, or dismisses them as trivial and unimportant, point them to the Arab Spring. Point them to Tripoli and Tunis, to the fall of Mubarak and the loosening of Assad’s i...
Daily News Roundup – 8 October 2012
Europe Eurozone rescue fund to be launched The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone’s new permanent fund to bail out struggling economies and banks, will be launched later today at a meeting of finance mini...
Venezuela: When Gas Prices are Just Too Cheap
When you live in a overwhelming political reality like Venezuela’s, it is very easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. We are so immersed in our reality, our motives, and our arguments (for one side or the other), that ...
