A fair trial for O J Simpson
O J Simpson is in trouble again. This time he is on trial for kidnapping and robbery, having been acquitted famously of murder back in 1995. A problem for the courts, […]
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A league of democracies
Most of the discussion about the proposal for a league of democracies – floated most notably by Republican presidential candidate John McCain – centres about the notion of democracy. How
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Should we send aid to Burma?
As the tragic consequences for the people of Burma of Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath become clearer, the contrast between the desperate need for humanitarian aid and the unwillingness of
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Reflections on the revolution in Iraq
It is now five years since the start of the war in Iraq, five years in which the toll in money, in lives and in so much else has mounted
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The leadership of the World Bank
Here is a thought about the proposed new president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick. He is expected to take over from Paul Wolfowitz, who is being driven out of
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Why global accountability matters
By Richard Laming This article is a response to the paper “In the name of the people”, by Titus Alexander, chair of Charter 99. You can read the original paper
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Fear of frying
Halloween is the time of year for frightening people, so Sir Nicholas Stern chose the right moment to publish his report on the threat of global warming. He explains that
Succeeding revolutions
By Ian Hackett In these early years of the 21st century, we are witnessing the start of a global revolution whose eventual significance will dwarf that of anything which has
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Inconvenience
I went to see Al Gore’s disaster movie about climate change, An Inconvenient Truth. Unusually for a disaster movie, maybe, it focuses not on the disaster as it unfolds but
The shredding of Lebanon
By John Roberts Watching yet another calculated bout of obscene violence in the Levant, one of the questions that ought to recur is: what persuades an ordinary young man (or
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