politics

‘A River named Titas’ was killed! An Appeal to World Leaders!

Shafiqul Islam Jibon — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:14:42 +0000

By Shafiqul Islam Jibon

“A River named Titas’’ -a famous and touching movie in Bangladesh. It was made in 1973 after two years of independence against brutal Pakistan. The movie discovers the life of the fishermen on the bank of Titas in Bangladesh. ..................... Millions of people are now just mourning for killing of live Titas River.

Source: ‘A River named Titas’ was killed! An Appeal to World Leaders!

The Pipe

dizzywizard — Sat, 29 May 2010 23:04:07 +0100

The Pipe is a story of a community tragically divided, and how they deal with a pipe that could bring economic prosperity or destruction of a way of life shared for generations.

Source: The Pipe

My gay vote

fionamc — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:00:33 +0100

They want us to vote for them, but do they vote for us in Parliament?

Below shows the amount of support we have received from each party on important LGBT issues.

Source: My gay vote

In Sudan: Two Students were detained and tortured

hiwaar — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:12:22 +0000

In Sudan: Two Students were detained and tortured
Khartoum: 7 December 2009
Hiwaar (www.hiwaar.com), a website monitors human rights abuses in Sudan reported today that:

Source: In Sudan: Two Students were detained and tortured

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: How to Poll on the Public Option

vikz — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:48:44 +0100

t shouldn't be that hard to conduct a decent poll on the public option, but so many pollsters seem to be getting it wrong. Let's go through what I'd consider to be five essential ingredients in conducting a good poll on the public option:

Source: FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: How to Poll on the Public Option

Leading article: A depressingly predictable attack on asylum-seekers - Leading Articles, Opinion - The Independent

thedharmablues — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:42:07 +0100

It is no secret that a public spending crunch is on the way. And it seems one target for cuts has already been identified: asylum-seekers' benefits. As we report today, the UK Border Agency proposes to reduce the weekly subsistence payments to those waiting for a verdict on their asylum application from £42.16 to £35.13.

That asylum-seekers would be the first to suffer as a result of spending cuts was depressingly predictable. Refugees

Source: Leading article: A depressingly predictable attack on asylum-seekers - Leading Articles, Opinion - The Independent

Big Noise: Mistakes, I’ve Made A Slew

vikz — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:45:32 +0000

I’ve been involved in the disability rights movement for a little over 30 years. If I had to say one thing about that time it is this: it is a good thing you can’t get thrown out for making a mistake.

Source: Big Noise: Mistakes, I’ve Made A Slew

British voters 'turned off' by media hype and cynical blogs

Niluccio — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:58:28 +0000

Corrosive cynicism, fuelled by politically nihilistic blogs and a retreat from dispassionate reporting, is endangering British political discourse, Hazel Blears, the communities secretary, will tell a Hansard Society conference today on growing political disengagement in Britain.

Source: British voters 'turned off' by media hype and cynical blogs

New Society

wdowen — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:22:29 +0100

A few dusty old copies showing how it used to be

Craig Murray

ZigZag — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:59:29 +0100

As Britain's outspoken Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray helped expose vicious human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of Islam Karimov. He is now a prominent critic of Western policy in the region.

Source: Craig Murray

Conversation with Nawal El-Saadawi

Aggy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:16 +0100

Black Looks

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:54:08 +0100

I have chosen to write about a range of issues that I have experienced directly or indirectly in my offline life such as gender violence, racism, sexuality, HIV/AIDS and cancer. I view the world as moving further and further to the right with American hegemony contaminating the global space. I wanted to write from a radical and progressive standpoint challenging not only the right but also the liberal community, the so capitalism with a friendly face which is an oxymoron to say the least.

Source: Black Looks

Oksana Chelyshevaat the Guardian

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:38:57 +0100

Oksana is a journalist at the Russian Chechen Information Agency. Her blog is political and news based.

Source: Oksana Chelyshevaat the Guardian

Change for Equality

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:31:37 +0100

Iranian women blog on gender-based issues in Iran.

Source: Change for Equality

The F-Word

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:13:15 +0100

This webzine exists to help encourage a new sense of community among UK feminists, and to show the doubters that feminism still exists here, today, now - and is as relevant to the lives of the younger generation as it was to those in the 60s and 70s.

Source: The F-Word

Feministing

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:05:41 +0100

Young women are rarely given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf on issues that affect their lives and futures. Feministing provides a platform for us to comment, analyze, influence and connect.

Source: Feministing

Rachel from north London

OldGreg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:20:07 +0100

Rachel from north London

Blog from 7/7 bombing survivor which is both a personal and political news journal.
'The political is the personal, more often than you'd think.'

Source: Rachel from north London