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Colouring peace green

Eugene Ohu | 03 June 2005

Our Nigerian correspondent reflects on the meaning of the Nobel Peace prize awarded to environmental activist Wangari Maathai.



In search of a scapegoat

Michael Cook | 03 June 2005

Was John Paul II responsible for the deaths of millions of African AIDS victims because he refused to sanction the use of condoms?



Mother knows best

Carolyn Moynihan | 27 May 2005

Science is revealing the brain-enhancing changes that come with motherhood. An interview with the author of The Mommy Brain.



False dawn for stem cell cures

Michael Cook | 27 May 2005

The sick and the scientists are rejoicing over two different visions of the future after the cloning of human embryos by Korean scientists.



Is there anyone in charge here?

Christopher Martin | 27 May 2005

The mediaeval philosopher Maimonides asked who runs the world and came up with a sensible answer.



China sulks over the guest list again

Joseph Lim | 27 May 2005

Why didn't the head of the world's biggest nation attend the world's biggest funeral?



Join the party!

Michael Cook | 19 May 2005

Innovation. Ambition. Idealism. That's what we're offering in this new internet magazine. And we need your help.



Will the true Islam please stand up?

Martin Fitzgerald | 17 December 2004 | comment 1

Do Osama bin Laden and his murderous associates speak for all Muslims? Or are there many voices of Islam?



Get rid of that sinking feeling

Lewis Lebaron | 17 December 2004 | comment 1

Film reviews on the internet are a godsend for parents who want to know what their children will be watching.



The ultimate Christmas present

Michael Cook | 17 December 2004

Santa came early for good little girls and boys in the Netherlands, bringing the gift of involuntary euthanasia for children under 12.



Towards a democracy of hope

Michael Cook | 17 December 2004

The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, is a controversial figure in Australia. But he has won the respect of the media with his straightforward manner and the strength of his intellect. He recently published a stimulating article on the future of democracy in one of Australia's leading journals, Quadrant. MercatorNet caught up with him not long after he returned from an interfaith conference in Indonesia sponsored by the Australian Government.



A tale of crooked accounts and pyromaniacs

Christopher Martin | 17 December 2004

We've seen both over these last few months, but it isn't just that. The real similarity is that both are using their professional skills in an unprofessional way - but what does this mean?



The selfish society begins to crack

Social Action | 17 December 2004

How will we cope with an ageing society if our common ideal has been individual self-fulfillment? The Social Action research service reports.



An African star performer crashes and burns

Eugene Ohu | 10 December 2004

Hundreds of people in the Ivory Coast have died, foreign residents have fled and its economy is in tatters. An apparently senseless civil war has pitted North against South, natives against migrants, Christians against Muslims. Why?



Homeopathy and the internet

Christopher Martin | 10 December 2004

Experts often defend "art" that is offensive to ordinary mortals on the ground that cultural expression can do no harm. If that is true then it cannot do any good either, and is worthless.



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