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Alterviews: Another Road for Europe

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by Mikhail on February 20, 2012

By Donatella Della Porta via Transnational Institute ‘Italy needs reforms not elections,’ declared Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council as he presented his conception of democracy in a speech at the European University Institute last November. During his speech, PhD students from all over Europe held up posters headed ‘Democracy?’ and stating: ‘As [...]

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Saudi Arabia Going Nuclear – Why no Uproar?

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By Susan Webb via People’s World Saudi Arabia recently announced its intention to launch its own nuclear program, saying it needs to diversify its energy sources. But a Saudi prince raised the possibility that the kingdom might developnuclear weapons if Iran joins Israel as a nuclear weapons possessor. Why no international uproar? While Iranian officials, whether sincerely [...]

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Rigoberta Menchu to Investigate Murders of Women in Honduras

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Nobel Prize winners Rigoberta Menchu (1992) and Jody Williams (1997) will arrive in Honduras to boost the investigation into the murders of several women in Honduras, said the executive director of the Women Rights Center, Gilda Rivera. “They arrive in Honduras on January 25, on National Women´s Day, the day in which Honduran women won, [...]

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City Budget 2012: Councillor Adam Vaughan Comments on the Recent City Budget

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Dear Residents, The 2012 City Budgets have been approved and the work to build a better city continues! Before providing details of what services have been protected, what cuts have passed and what it all means for Ward 20, let me say thank you. Thank you to all of you who showed up to budget [...]

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Mubarak Trial Resumed after Exculpatory Statement by Defense

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Hosni Mubarak’s trial resumed on Thursday with new speeches by the defense, after his lawyer, Farid Al-Deeb, affirmed that the court lacks evidence that the former president ordered to shoot opposition demonstrators. The hall of Cairo’s Criminal Court, set up for this case in the Police Academy, was reopened in the presence of the defense [...]

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