Getting anywhere near The Big Tent is a hectic experience. There are several degrees of credentials, bracelets for backstage, dozens of smiling volunteers, free massages by Google, and free burritos
On the South Asian group blog, Sepia Mutiny, blogger and Duke University professor, Amardeep Singh, wonders whether Republican presidential candidate John McCain might seriously be considering Indian-American Louisiana governor, Bobby
How is the condition of women improved and thereby the world changed? Two intense weeks at the United Nations leave Solana Larsen with a few answers and more questions
These
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When 100,000 optimistic activists get together in one of the most colourful and dynamic events the world has ever seen, you've got to expect a good deal
The polls open today, 17 June, in one of the most closely observed presidential elections in Iranian history. There have been protests, arrests and even a few bomb blasts during
You might say the most remarkable thing about the Iranian presidential election due on 17 June 2005 is how unremarkable it is. Iranians have grown so disillusioned and bored with
* Vince Medeiros speaks to Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa (Brazil)
Pedro Costa, 37, left a secure job as a cook in Rio de Janeiro to fight for agrarian reform with Brazil
Aboard the Chinatown bus from New York to Washington DC, I wonder, why am I travelling four and a half deadpan hours to visit the flag-draped casket of Ronald Reagan
How often do you speak to a Swedish neo-conservative? Or a Bosnian refugee in London? Where does the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce join into conversations with
You cant eat a computer. But having access to information and communication technologies can mean life or death, when it comes to delivering to people around the world necessities
There is a constant buzz of smiling people in Porto Alegre. This year, the World Social Forum has attracted around 100,000 people from 126 nations, all intent on the
