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Britain goes green
Britain goes green One of the basic facts of climate change policy is that if we are to make the drastic emissions reductions necessary to ward off dangerous levels of climate change, we need to take significant steps to decarbonise our... More about Britain goes green
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Not a good sign
In my last post I wondered whether the findings in the latest National Intelligence Estimate that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago actually mattered to the Bush Administration. The answer, it appears, is no. Salon's Tim... More about Not a good sign
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Democracy loses in Russia
Last week, the Guardian reported that the Kremlin was working hard to rig this weekend's Russian Parliamentary elections, calling government workers in to vote on their day off, and threatening university students, doctors, and bureaucrats that... More about Democracy loses in Russia
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Democracy may win in Venezuela
Venezuela will go to the polls this weekend in a constitutional referendum. While the referendum will amend large parts of Venezuela's constitution, the primary aim is to extend the Presidnetial term and repeal the existing two-term limit,... More about Democracy may win in Venezuela
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Argentina votes
Argentina went to the polls today in Presidential and legislative elections, and according to preliminary results, Senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (partner of current President Néstor Kirchner) has won the presidency with 46.3%... More about Argentina votes
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Al won't run
Bugger. More about Al won't run
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Fiji challenge
Fiji: challenging the coup Ousted Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was in court today to challenge the coup which overthrew him. Qarase's argument is simple: President Iloilo did not have the power to dismiss him, and therefore the interim... More about Fiji challenge
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Burma
Burma Burma is one of the world's shittier dictatorships. A totalitarian military regime, it practices censorship, surveillance, arbitrary detention, torture, and ethnic cleansing (using chemical weapons to boot). Public protests in support of... More about Burma
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Fiji: the first test
Fiji: the first test One of the first moves of Fiji's military junta after illegally seizing power in December last year was to try and balance the budget. It did this by the simple expediants of a unilateral 5% pay cut across the civil... More about Fiji: the first test
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Sedition in Tonga
More sedition in Tonga Two more Tongan People's Representatives have been charged with sedition. Clive Edwards and Lepolo Taunisila will be joining their fellow MPs 'Isileli Pulu and 'Akilisi Pohiva in court over the next two weeks.... More about Sedition in Tonga
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