No pitches, no jerseys, but African soccer flourishes

Martyn Drakard | 30 June 2006

Commercialised sport has finally become a part of African life, as current interest in the World Cup shows.

Harvard’s stem cell misstep

Michael Cook | 29 June 2006 | comment 2

Harvard University has given the cause of therapeutic cloning the backing of its immense prestige. A stem cell scientist tells MercatorNet that this is based on inflated hopes and bad science.

Oath Betrayed: doctors in the war on terror

Michael Cook | 28 June 2006

Have American doctors and other health personnel cooperated in the abuse and torture of suspected terrorists? Yes, says medical ethicist Steven Miles in this exclusive interview.

FOCUS ON EUROPES FUTURE
Zapatero reinvents Spain

Ignacio Archaga | 25 June 2006

Spaniards used to be famed as fervent Catholics. But a new socialist government seems determined to change all that.

The MercatorNet IdeaFest
In a globalised world, mediocre teaching is doomed

Peter Wood | 24 June 2006 | comment 1

Why can’t the Western world produce talented, enthusiastic teachers? By 2036 it will be forced to.

FOCUS ON EUROPES FUTURE
Putin warns of demographic doom

Carolyn Moynihan | 24 June 2006 | comment 1

Russia's president recently told his people that demographic decline is their number one problem.

FOCUS ON EUROPES FUTURE
Sarkozy calls for a deal with Muslims

Michael Shanks | 24 June 2006

A leading French presidential aspirant wants to reinterpret immutable secular dogmas to integrate Muslim citizens.

A Prairie Home Companion

Justin Myers | 16 June 2006

Sit back, relax and enjoy the show: Robert Altman’s homage to Middle America’s beloved radio series.

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Farewell to governments iron grip on healthcare

Michel Kelly-Gagnon | 16 June 2006

By 2020 you’ll fly to superb clinics in Bangkok or New Delhi if you want cheaper and quicker treatment.

The Lost Men

Francis Phillips | 16 June 2006

How ten ordinary men sacrificed themselves for their mates in Shackleton's doomed expedition to the Antarctic.

FOCUS ON FOOD
The economy begins in the kitchen

Maria Sophia Aguirre | 15 June 2006

Setting time aside for family dinners might seem insignificant, but when Mao Tse-Tung abolished them, 30 million people died.

FOCUS ON FOOD
Neurotic standards for professionals and none for me

Prue Leith | 15 June 2006

If order, clean design, a good state of repair and well-mannered personnel are signs of a well-run business, why not of a good home?

Picking soccer winners

Lus Cabral | 15 June 2006 | comment 1

Backing winners is a game governments play as well as gamblers. The World Cup is a chance to see which succeeds.

Put the most into Fathers Day

Guiomar Barbi | 15 June 2006 | comment 1

An extraordinary Oscar-nominated film from the Czech Republic is a winner for Father's Day.

FOCUS ON FOOD
Hungry souls

Carolyn Moynihan | 14 June 2006

When we sit down to a family meal we are feeding more than our bodies; we are actually nourishing our souls, says philosopher Thomas Hibbs.

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