The decision to sanction those who are involved in acknowledging the Nakba (an annual day of commemoration for the Palestinian people of the displacement that accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948) because it undermines Israel’s Independence Day is a clear indicator of the extent to which Palestinians living within Israel are afforded second class citizenship, writes Lynda Renham Cook.

Economists have betrayed both society and themselves. They have found cosy positions in the community at a huge cost, the sacrifice of independence and of commitment to relevance. The constricted methodology of economists makes it impossible for them to develop accurate theories, writes Bill Waters.

We have to change the thinking that preferences white culture, while also believing that “culture” (socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions) is something separate from whiteness, writes Tami.

With all the hullabaloo about the murder of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan--and the creepy return of so many Bush era officials to the airwaves to savor this moment--it's perhaps good to remember exactly what were the origins of Osama bin Laden's role in recent history. William Duane reports.

New South Wales in Australia boasts a beautiful harbour, a vivid nightlife and a tattered criminal justice system. The innocent are often refused bail and left to fade in a jail cell. Their grievances, due to ambiguous ex gratia payments, are rarely compensated. Milly Stilinovic reports.

Treading the same ground as her book Paradise Beneath Her Feet, author Isobel Coleman journeys through the greater Middle East to reveal how activists are working within the tenets of Islam to create economic, political, and educational opportunities for women.