Who would be mean to someone with a disability? We function under the belief that we take special care of those that are differently-abled, because of their vulnerability, yet the truth is quite...
The face of anti-GLBT activism in Ukraine is not necessarily what you'd expect it to be. In my case, I expected something resembling a bearded preacher with a fiery stare and little gobs of spit...
Between the misunderstandings, misrepresentations and accusations, the campaigns are heating up. It is just over two weeks until the Irish people vote on the Treaty of Lisbon for the second time....
When I first started hearing about FEMEN, a Ukrainian women's organization, I got the impression of a curious hybrid between short skirts and progressive politics - an aggressively visual movement...
Despite the constant worsening state of the Irish economy and our dear leader’s aversion to any sort of good governance, the government actually made a sensible policy decision. It is a difficult...
The University of Oxford has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons, thanks to a few unruly members of its now disowned Conservative Association. The sordid tale revolves around an event...
In Ireland, 1985 is back again. We are deep in recession with the unemployment rate rising sharply and our government about to beggar us with their ridiculous National Asset Management Agency....
The fight over health care reform in the United States has gotten nastier and nastier. Part of what passes for debate has been shrill charges from those opposed to providing health care for the...
I was in a downtown Kyiv coffee shop the other day, quietly tapping away on my laptop, drinking tea and (not) minding my own business, when I overheard the same conversation you can hear almost...
The date has been set. October 2 will see the second Lisbon Treaty referendum in Ireland. The “No” campaign is steaming ahead. The “Yes” campaign, unfortunately led by the government, will...
