Jul 25 2013
Helen Thomas taught me that being liked isn’t everything By Courtney E Martin, 25 Jul 2013 14:03 It was supposed to be our big, bonding moment – the veteran White House correspondent and the young, plucky blogger unite on stage, join the mutual admiration club, and reassure the audience that the world is not …
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Jul 23 2013
The Betrayal of Helen Thomas By Barbara Lubin and Danny Muller, July 23, 2013 When the news spread through Washington this weekend that the unwavering, pioneering journalist Helen Thomas had died, there must have been a collective sigh of relief throughout the halls of Washington. News articles and obituaries are obligatorily mentioning her retirement …
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Jul 09 2013
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war By Murtaza Hussain, 09 Jul 2013 11:14 During the period of European rule over Rwanda, the Belgian colonial administrators of the territory accomplished an extraordinary feat in their subjugation of the local population – the deliberate manufacture of new ethnic divisions. By formulating ethnic categorisations based …
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Jul 07 2013
My life at Guantanamo By Moath al-Alwi, 07 Jul 2013 11:10 A month ago, the guards here at Guantanamo Bay gave me an orange jumpsuit. After years in white and brown, the colours of compliant prisoners, I am very proud to wear my new clothes. The colour orange is Guantanamo’s banner. Anyone who knows …
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Jul 06 2013
Wall Street Journal says Egypt needs a Pinochet – can it get away with that? By Martin Pengelly, Saturday 6 July 2013 09.09 EDT On Friday, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial entitled “After the Coup in Cairo”. Its final paragraph contained these words: Egyptians would be lucky if their new ruling generals …
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Jun 28 2013
If you’re ‘true to yourself’, you might end up finding no real self to be true to By Giles Fraser, Friday 21 June 2013 14.30 EDT Earlier this week, Zoe Williams did a sterling job debunking the latest nonsense from the Girl Guides, who have announced that they will no longer “serve God” but …
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Jun 28 2013
Understanding ‘God’s war’ against abortion and Wendy Davis in Texas By Sarah Posner, Friday 28 June 2013 12.06 EDT Texas state senator Wendy Davis has electrified the pro-choice movement. Not just because of her sheer endurance in a nearly 11-hour filibuster, not just because she stood up to condescension and sexism, and not just …
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