It is naive to think that the current situation in Greece is not part of a bigger picture of socio-economic difficulties in the so-called old continent. Spain, France, Italy and Portugal are… Read More
I was surprised to see the reaction of people in the UK when they found out that in Greece you get fined and even put in jail if you refuse to vote in the general elections. They thought tha… Read More
Have been following conversations on Streamtime and have to say that the mood is fast changing in the Middle East. Iraq seems more empowered than ever to make a change but how deep or when e… Read More
The reputable British economy is in tatters and whilst communist economic policies are being forced to a capitalist system, the political system itself is rife with corruption.The MP expense… Read More
We are hearing some really disturbing things in the UK about expense claims from the members of parliament and the problem is large. However few have said that the whole expenses system was… Read More
Greece has gone through some difficult times recently. Namely because of the cold blooded murder of an innocent 16 year old boy by a police officer in Athens. The death resulted in 5 days of… Read More
Funny things happen during crisis. Perhaps some of the most significant changes are the monies invested in banks by governments. One could say that making the banks partly public (state-owne… Read More
Ken Livingstone is a classic example of a "left-wing" politician with right-wing policies. Under his guise as a progressive thinker he has evolved TFL (Transport for London) to a massive tic… Read More
You never really realise how bad corporations can be, until you come across one. Most of the time, even then, you never learn or often quickly forget.Recently, after a flight between Italy a… Read More
The leader of the Pan Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in Greece has survived failure to win the elections and continues to remain party president and opposition leader in the Greek parl… Read More
I received an interesting viral email from someone in Greece that claims the forest fires are the people's fault. He is absolutely right. The bi-polar political situation between center PASO… Read More
According to Dr Pervaiz Nazir, senior research fellow at the Centre for International Studies at the University of Cambridge, Islam and democracy go hand in hand. He claimed that muslims sh… Read More
The recent 'troubles' in Thailand have made an impression on the global political scene. The military coup has started peacefully without a single human hurt. How long is this going to last… Read More
Outspoken Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtoor of the Lebanon's Daily Star is discussing Western democracy and America's efforts to impose USA style "democracy" to the Middle East:The US is behaving as t… Read More
Once a neocon (neo-conservative) friend confessed that indeed the suicide wave of 'martyrs' in Palestine was an act of fashion, like Gucci and Prada.Apparently suicide bombing was 'in' as an… Read More
Z-Mag reports on George W. Bush claims that he wants to bring democracy to the Middle East. But the evidence indicates that Bush only likes democracy when the elections go his way.The Pales… Read More
The Democrat newspaper exlores the burning issues about the St. Kitts infamous electoral reforms:"It is a commonly held view that democracy is about government for the people, by the people… Read More
Google has undergone a major change in policy when 'organising the world's information'. It decided to censor it instead.The change was announced by Google engineers who are stating that Goo… Read More
Q: You say in this book people ask why cant we just keep religion out of foreign policy. And your answer is that we can't, and shouldn't. Why?A: I would put myself in the generation of peopl… Read More
The dollar is getting hammered almost daily now. It’s like watching the blood ooze from an open wound. In just one month the dollar has tumbled from $1.20 to $1.29 vs. the euro; an ast… Read More
Cuban author and scholar Miguel Barnet spoke up for Cuba’s right to dignity and independence, while denouncing international slander campaigns against… Read More