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Watching BBC documentary ‘Children of the Tsunami’ is as essential today as it was a year ago. Here is why.

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June 18, 2012 0

‘Extending the perimeter of the fight’… beyond the Fukushima zone.
(literal English translation of Michel Houellebecq’s title “Extension du domaine de la lutte” published in English as ‘Whatever‘)
Last March marked one year since the Fukushima disaster, and as anticipated a year ago the media caravan has passed. Whilst most of the technical reason of the [...]

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(!) The French Government studies “a scenario to scale down nuclear by 2030”

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July 3, 2011 0

A small step for man… but a potentially big step for the country.
Contrary to the perceived official position of an unequivocal national commitment to the atomic energy, a poll recently reported that 77% of the French are now in favour of exiting nuclear.
So it is in the sensitive post-Fukushima atmosphere that the French Minister for [...]

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The Nuclear Industry is Too Big To Fail too

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April 9, 2011 0

Tepco, the giant Japanese electricity utility, is in deep… financial troubles following the Fukushima incident. Some in Japan are considering nationalising it as an option to keep all kind of risks under control, from decontamination to dismantlement. This would be an unlikely atomic interference in the free-market, and a serious step back for its zealots. [...]

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And the cab driver asked “so what do you think of the French bombing Libya?”

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March 30, 2011 0

A Gonzo piece on Nicolas and Muammar…
Last week I was on a cab en route to the airport when my driver asked “so what do you think of the French bombing Libya?”
Coincidental conversation starter, as I was absorbed in reading 2 good opposed pieces on the topic: Juan Cole’s Open Letter To The Left On [...]

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    • The Gonski Mess In Progress June 19, 2013
      The Gonski reforms have been underway for most of Labor's two terms in office and the legislation will pass shortly. But the likely state of schools funding in 2014 remains a mystery, writes Ben Eltham […]
    • The Sexism The Polls Don't Show June 19, 2013
      When the chapter on Julia Gillard gets written in the history of Australian women, it will relate how the treatment our first female PM exposed entrenched habits of sexism, writes Catriona Menzies-Pike […]
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    • The Commons, Old and New June 19, 2013
      The idea of the Commons prospers today as a powerful trope of twenty-first century sharing. To tell the story of how yesterday's digging and grazing became today's googling and sampling, we need to look more closely at the way the unique properties of the modern information landscape come into focus by reference to the old commons economy: through […]
    • Civic Mobilization in Russia: Protest and Daily Life June 19, 2013
      Has Russia, amidst rising social discontent and pervasive economic crisis, rediscovered collective mobilization? In this essay, Carine Clément emphasizes the potential for self-organization evident in mobilization “from below,” which is rapidly expanding in daily life. - Essays / rebellion, citizenship, mobilization, social movements […]
    • Field Testing in Development Economics June 19, 2013
      Education, microcredit, health policy…. How can we really measure the effectiveness of a public policy? Esther Duflo talks about the principles of the experimental method she has developed and perfected in several situations around the world. - Essays / development, poverty, experimentation, experimental economy […]
    • Providing Fair Access to Housing June 19, 2013
      Is there not a contradiction between the aims of sustainable urban development, which inflates the cost of housing, and the requirements of fairness in access to housing? Analysing the situation in France and comparing it to neighbouring European countries, Vincent Renard provides answers to this question. - Essays / inequalities, city, housing, sustainable […]
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      Urban philosopher Thierry Paquot's synthetic work maps out the historical development of the notion of public space. It highlights the diverse representations and uses of the public which structure citizens' lives, with a fair share of hesitations and conflicts. - Reviews / city, public sphere […]