Category: Global
Power to the people
The Egyptians have shown the world what a real revolution looks like. This is not some phoney western-backed ‘colour revolution’. It is a mobilisation from below, initiated by a youth movement calling for radical and lasting change. Renowned journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger argues that, “the Egyptian revolt, with epic spectacle and inspiration…is our [...]
A message from Gaza
Friends, As soon as the announcement was made that Hosni Mubarak had resigned, tens of thousands of Palestinians spontaneously took to the streets throughout Gaza to rejoice with their Egyptian brothers and sisters, and with all who support freedom, democracy, and human rights. In other areas of Palestine people were also celebrating in the streets [...]
Talking about a revolution
The Egyptians have succeeded in achieving their demands through peaceful revolution. Mubarak has stepped down.
The war on Wikileaks: narratives that distract from the truth
The ongoing story related to the release of over a quarter of a million US diplomatic cables is a good example of the workings of the global media, an industry tasked with the formation of public opinion in the world. The picture emerging is consistent – an industry whose primary task is truth is instead [...]
An answer waiting to happen
On September 20 – 22, world leaders will again gather at the United Nations for a Review Summit, to assess progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In the year 2000, 189 world leaders made a historic promise to end poverty by 2015 when they met at the United Nations Millennium Summit. They agreed [...]
