More than milk and bread
Should unions be able to claim payroll benefits that only members can enjoy without unorganized workers being free passengers?
The destruction of Iraq
No one should be surprised that President Bush's end to the Iraq war a year ago has been followed by continued violence and conflict. The...
The dissident's betrayal?
Fraudulent dissident or humanist socialist? It is the question that confronts George Orwell's heirs.
No promises to boarding school children
Education Minister Kristin Clemet (H) did not make any clear promises or commitments, but suggested that it may be relevant to look at child welfare legislation in relation to children attending Norwegian schools abroad.
Sri Lanka: Divide on all sides
Two years of ceasefire has dampened the conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils. But increased levels of conflict internally in the two groups. President Kumaratunga received increased support in the April 2 election.
The Faun and the Phoenician
Debussy and Dukas were contemporaries and good friends. But only one of them left their mark. The other was more concerned about setting fire to what he produced.
If the Poles come
Solidarity with Polish labor immigrants must mean that they are offered the same pay and working conditions as Norwegian workers.
- Pursuing politics is global thinking
It is a paradox that the Norwegian trade union movement on the international match day says no to solidarity with the new EU. The same day as the EU expands with ten new member states, Wenche Fossen believes.
Easter rebellion against Scandinavian plantation
At Easter, thousands of landless farmers occupied eucalyptus plantations owned by, among others, Erling Lorentzen's company Aracruz Celulose in Brazil.
Thorough but uninhibited about globalization
Snoe and Chaffey have delivered a book the left should take seriously. It represents serious criticism of the globalization-critical movement.
No to a federal EU
The EU is becoming a federal state. It is membership in this that we must decide on in a new EU struggle. And then no-side will lose.
The forbidden language
Saudi Arabian author Turki al-Hamad has written one of the Middle East's most controversial books.
The story of a stolen choice
The FMLN lost the El Salvador presidential election, but soon the right-wing side will likely face a political-social rebel movement stronger than ever
A utopia in a torn region
Somewhere between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv is the haven of peace. It is a utopia that has grown up into a village of fifty families.
- We are tired of talking!
– We don't talk much about what happens outside anymore. We are simply tired of talking.
Danish jobs go east
Danish jobs disappear faster than previously assumed in Eastern Europe and Asia.
Unholy EEA alliance
No people who compare the EEA agreement with full EU membership are running the yes side, says Trond Giske.
A new EU debate
Last time Norway decided on the question of EU membership, many people felt that they went from no debate on the EU, to ...
Northern Irish lock
It is more peaceful in Belfast than ten years ago. But the fronts are still steep.
Quite curious
Of course, when NATO was expanded to seven new member states this week, the ceremony took place in Washington. And Jan Petersen visited the soldiers in Iraq.
- Women win EU membership
During communism, women had their voice in politics. During the first year of capitalism, the woman's voice disappeared almost entirely from politics. Now EU membership will get the women back on track, says Hungarian Zita Gourmai.
Music for open ears
A Norwegian record company has a challenging program profile for spontaneous and intuitive music. When the music is wrapped in minimalist elegance, there is an exemplary total product.
Controversy over Norwegian mining in the Philippines
Despite a 25-year moratorium on mining on the Philippine island of Mindoro: A Norwegian mining company has nevertheless received the signal for a billion-dollar nickel project.
- People have been misled
"The local authorities' ban on mining operations in Mindoro is unconstitutional," said Crew Chief Jan Vestrum, who is now proceeding with the mining plans in the Philippines.
- Missionary work from the Swedes
Swedes conduct pure mission for criminalizing whore customers, says Inga Marte Thorkildsen (SV).