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200 years without slavery?
March 25th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Today we mark the 200th anniversary of Britain’s abolition of the slave trade. The abolition of slavery – more accurately, the making illegal of the slave trade – was a gradual process. The Danes anticipated British abolition by three years in 1804. The slave trade became illegal for the United States in 1808; the Dutch […]
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The video clip that America is talking about
March 22nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
It is a mashup of a famous Apple 1984 Super Bowl ad which parodies Hillary Clinton’s call for a conversation with voters. You can view it here.
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World Water Day
March 22nd, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Today is World Water Day. ‘Coping with Water Scarcity’ is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on 22 March. This year’s theme highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, […]
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The violation of women’s rights
March 20th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The latest meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women did some good work in approving resolutions on ending female genital mutilation, against forced marriage of girls, and promoting the protection of women and girls from HIV infection. However, it also made itself a laughing stock by naming only one country for the […]
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The clash of religion (2): how Iraq is being partitioned
March 15th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
To many in the West, the conflict in Iraq is seen as a battle between coalition forces and Iraqi insurgents – but it’s not that simple as two facts make apparent. First, there is virtually no conflict in the northern third of the country where Kurds are predominant. Second, appalling though coalition casualties are, the […]
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It takes all sorts to make a Parliament
March 11th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
One is a government senator and member of the conservative Opus Dei organisation who wears the spiked metal chain around her thigh to recreate the suffering of Christ. The other is a drag artist who has not had a sex change operation but dresses and lives as a woman and represents the Reformed Communist Party. […]
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International Women’s Day
March 8th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Today is International Women’s Day. Greetings to all my women friends and visitors. IWD has been observed since in the early 1900s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. IWD is now an official holiday in Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, […]
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Democracy American style
March 7th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
It has been estimated that the final cost of the 2008 US presidential race will be $3 billion, with each of the two main nominees spending $500 million each. In addition, any candidate hoping to be taken seriously in the primary race to be nominated candidate for the two main parties must have at least […]
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Democracy Chinese style
March 7th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
The National People’s Congress of China is now in session. It is the world’s biggest parliament with 3,000 delegates but it only meets for a fortnight of debate and dining once every year. No Congress has ever rejected a Communist Party – approved budget or bill.
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What Americans don’t know
March 6th, 2007 by Roger Darlington
Watch this and weep.
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