Politics
Articles about Politics, ordered by date. 
Crude triumphalism in Sri Lanka
On the eve of the Commonwealth summit in Colombo, Lewis Garland reports on the insidious disempowerment of the country's Tamil community.
Even if you have nothing to hide
Indifference to the US's spying tactics is dangerous, says Mark Engler.
Mandela, my hero!
The current 'beatification' of Mandela is an attempt to neutralize his political legacy, says Steve Parry.
Letter from Botswana: independence or surrender?
It's time for the nation to shake off its lethargy, says Wame Molefhe.
Country Profile: Bolivia
A miner, pick in one hand, rifle in the other, adorns many main squares of Bolivia’s highland mining communities, symbolizing the country’s tradition of radical social movements.
A word with Fawzia Koofi
Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi wants women to get out of their traditional closet.
Argument: Should 16-year-olds get the vote?
Politics academic Andrew Mycock and UK Youth Parliament member Chanté Joseph go head-to-head.
Fight debt: altogether now!
Debt is used to break nations. But resistance is fertile – and the North could learn a few lessons from the South, argues Nick Dearden.
Debt, austerity, devastation: it’s Europe’s turn
The austerity prescription fattens the creditors and punishes the innocent. Susan George laments a leadership subservient to the desires of finance.
Debt – The Facts
At any given time countries both owe debts and have them owing to them. Who owes what and what's the bigger crisis – foreign or domestic debt.
Debt – a global scam
The standard response to the current financial crisis has been to punish the presumed debtors. Are the creditors blameless, then? asks Dinyar Godrej.
It’s party time!
Steve Parry on the similarities between party politics and enforced group celebration and why the Left has a thirst for something different.
Provoking an American climate crisis
The US government deserves to have a political crisis brought to its door, argues Mark Engler.
An interview with Public Service Broadcasting
Using archive footage, propaganda material and public information films to accompany their music, J Willgoose and Wrigglesworth weave together past, present and future. Jo Lateu asks J Willgoose what it’s all about.
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