Lecture by Thomas de Waal: The Great Catastrophe, then and now
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A Citizen’s Guide to Greece 2015
Sport and politics
This bit was posted by a wag yesterday on the BBC web site, relative to the transfer of soccer star Mario Balotelli from Manchester City to AC Milan (the latter owned by Sylvio Berlusconi). “When Inter president Massimo M...
It happened. It’s done. Now what.
By Jayde Hansen Regardless of how we feel about the elections, there is absolutely nothing we can do about the selection of the president at this point. What we can do is be catalysts for change. Social media has gone absolutel...
Saying of the day: 2/2/13
“Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.” — Christine Lagarde
Citizen discontent in Bulgaria
Mass protests of Bulgarians forced the last government to resign. A new caretaker government now has to prepare early parliamentary elections on May 12. But many Bulgarians have lost faith in politics altogether. Unrelated as t...
Greece 2012 International Religious Freedom Report
Excerpts from the annual international religious freedom report that was published on Monday by the US State Department. Executive Summary The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom with some restri...