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Discrimination rears its ugly head again
When developed countries demand equal action from developing states on emissions cuts, they perpetuate the spoils of 200 years of exploitation
Three reasons I will not vote
Notes on the Egyptian elections
Where seculars and the left failed was in realising that elections are won through electors
My friend the poet and I
The elections, like Tahrir, reflect the conflicting composition of Egyptian society and its reaction to social change
A voter’s dilemma
The complicated electoral system used in the parliamentary elections has forced many voters to make some impossible choices
The strike wave and the crisis of the Egyptian state
Egypt’s liberals and the elections
While it is important to understand what advantages Islamists had in the elections, it is also important to understand where liberal and secular forces failed
Prospects for Palestine in 2012
The Palestinian leadership in its approach to the UN for membership appears to not understand fully the relevant procedure, somewhat suspiciously
Of bullets, ballots and counter-revolution
Are there historical parallels to be found for the present twists and turns of the Egyptian Revolution?
Durban fails the world
At the latest round of global climate talks, held in Durban, yet again the welfare of hundreds of millions was trampled under foot by self-interested developed countries
No more technocrats; coalition government needed
Because the interim government was composed of technocrats, it couldn’t garner the strength needed to force reform of state institutions
Women, honour and Egypt's revolution
Gendered violence and the association of women with the honour of the nation and of men is nothing new, but could be an obstacle to equality in a revolutionary Egypt

Is there a Couch Party in Egypt?
The silent majority, not the ideological avant-garde, is the revolution in Egypt

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