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Prejudice and Provocation at Budapest’s Gay Pride Parade

John Horvath July 15, 2008 John Horvath

At Budapest's Gay Pride Parade

For a second year running, the Budapest July 5th gay pride parade was marred by violence as protesters against the parade threw eggs, tomatoes, and even bottles at participants. This happened in spite of a heavy police presence; there were about two police officers for each parade participant. Protesters then clashed with police pelting them with rocks and even Molotov cocktails. The police, in turn, responded with water cannon and tear gas.

The Fight For Ethnic Reconciliation and Peace in Kosovo

Siena Anstis July 2, 2008 Siena Anstis

Bosniak, Serb, Albanian & Roma Women Meet

Mitrovica, Northern Kosovo-Kosovo is beautiful in the summer with its rolling hills, lush fields and emerald green lakes. In the towns hit hardest by the civil war in the late 1990s, reconstruction has largely been successful. In Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, cafés are packed with young Kosovars drinking espresso; summer nights are vibrant, bars and restaurants are full. Signs of positive change in Kosovo are obvious, yet the dilemma of inter-ethnic reconciliation remains.

George Russell: The Song of the Greater Life

Rene Wadlow June 17, 2008 Rene Wadlow

George Russell

At a time when rising food prices have become a global concern and food riots are weakening governments, we need to look beyond short-term measures to deeper structural reforms. It is important to understand the political and cultural background of necessary changes, and it is appropriate to look at the contributions of earlier reformers. George Russell (1867-1935) helped create agricultural cooperatives in Ireland after Independence as part of a larger aim of spiritual awakening to a greater life.

The European Union and Nationalism: Boris Tadić Wins Serbian Presidential Election

Amy Miller May 14, 2008 Amy Miller

Boris Tadić

Results from the May 11th presidential election in Serbia show a close victory for President Boris Tadić's pro-European Union bloc. If Tadić's acceptance speech is any indication, the new government will have to struggle to create a coalition government which faces the question of Kosovo's independence and an accelerated course toward the EU.

Unrest Expected To Follow Serbian Election

Amy Miller May 10, 2008 Amy Miller

Weekly demonstrations against Kosovo's declaration of independence continue on the Serbian side of the divided city of Mitrovica, and all signs point to violence breaking out in the area once again. On May 11th, both the parliamentary and municipal elections will be held across Serbia.

Worldwide Food Shortages: The Rich Have Already Eaten

Rene Wadlow April 22, 2008 Rene Wadlow

More Empty Shelves

Food riots in Haiti brought the issue of hunger to the front gates of Haiti's presidential palace and death to a United Nations peacekeeper from Nigeria who was shot by the crowd surging from a slum area of Port-au-Prince. The Prime Minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, was forced to resign for having failed to act despite sharp increases in the price of food over the past several months, pushing people who are already poor into deeper poverty.