Category Archives: politics

Ukraine election: Yulia Tymoshenko is NOT the Ukrainian Sarah Palin

By Natalia Antonova | Published: January 18, 2010
Ukraine, lately, has not seemed to be particularly hospitable to actual people.
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After the earthquake, Haiti needs more than your latte money

By Renee Martin | Published: January 16, 2010
How long is this country to be punished for having the audacity to become the world’s first Black republic?
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Mexican culture wars: abortion, same-sex marriage & the PRI’s confusion

By Feature Writer | Published: January 12, 2010
Is this an anomalistic deviation into polarization, or is it the opening of a new era of conflict over values in Mexico?
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A river of crocodile tears over the Gerry Adams affair

By Feature Writer | Published: January 11, 2010
Today, Northern Irish politics most closely resembles a twelve thousand-step group therapy session.
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The weird elitism of “the personal is political” saps our strength

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: January 10, 2010
You cannot buy your way out of the climate crisis one Burt's Bees product at a time.
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Peter Robinson’s marriage is the least of N. Ireland Assembly’s problems

By Feature Writer | Published: January 6, 2010
The fact is, Northern Ireland is a failed political entity.
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Ireland: sex crime nation

By Feature Writer | Published: January 4, 2010
The Irish media continues to take the soft option of blaming the Catholic Church, an act which lets the state off the hook.
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A hot mess of a decade, a reason for the American Left to be hopeful

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: January 1, 2010
Katrina brought into daylight the absolute lie of “success” and “wealth.”
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The 00’s: a bad American decade

By Erik Loomis | Published: December 31, 2009
Even today, the Senate’s collapse as a functional institution threatens American democracy.
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Ukrainian feminism: from Yulia Tymoshenko to making babies in a crisis

By Natalia Antonova | Published: December 27, 2009
"A feminist woman doesn't need a superhero."
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