The outbreak of Occidentalism
At APEC in Shanghai in October 2001, President Bush called for an international campaign to…More
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Health care under US occupation
Before the first US war, UN reports stated that, ‘Iraq had an extensive national health…More
Ideas for a health policy
One of New Matilda’s most important functions is the development of policy in areas where…More
U2, Oxymorons of cool
When Brian Eno decided to take U2 under his technocosmic tutelage in 1985 he said…More
Writers in Australian detention
On Monday, 29 November, Sarath Amarasinghe, a forty-two year old Sri Lankan businessman and journalist…More
Hard talk
Issue 15 Hard talk The vigil in the snow in Central Kiev continues. Viktor Yanukovych,…More
Finding the courage to be incomparable
This week in The Valkyries, second opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Wotan, as omnipotent leader…More
The cult of the celebrity bioethicist
Bioethics has been in the news these last few weeks. In the wake of a…More
Walking the line
A few months ago, it was still possible to retreat into the cosy delusion that…More