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Nick Cohen: ‘Left in Stalin’s Shadow’ Christopher Hill, an Oxford historian – recently passed-away – was accused of being a Soviet mole. Cohen – commenting for The Observer – thinks otherwise. Click here Subject: Political History/Biography	John Lloyd: ‘The left has lost the plot’ In its drive to defend a narrow concept of sovereignty in the name of anti-imperialism, John Lloyd – commentator of The New Statesman – argues the left has made a gross miscalculation. Click here Subject: Left-wing politics
Polly Toynbee: ‘How this war could end up being Blair’s LBJ moment’ British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has been George W. Bush’s most committed and consistent ally in the recent conflict against Iraq. Polly Toynbee makes a most excellent historical analogy drawing from the experiences of Lyndon B. Johnson during the Vietnam War. Click here Subject: Iraq/Geopolitics	Paul Krugman: ‘Rejecting the World’ A most remarkable economist, Paul Krugman takes us for a tour into the backward minds of the American intransigent right and its contempt for all things multilateral. From The New York Times. Click here Subject: US foreign policy
Andrew Rawnsley: ‘Journey into the unknown’ One of the best political commentators to grace the pages of Great Britain’s The Observer. In this article Rawnsley paints a bleak picture of Tony Blair gambling his international prestige on some obscure geopolitical actors. Click here Subject: British foreign policy	Geraldine Bedell: ¿Who needs a bit on the side? Click here An interesting twist on an often uncomfortable subject. Bedell proposes a second look at ‘love affairs’ or, if you prefer, ‘adultery’. Shed any trace of Puritanism and intolerance you may have; her approach to the subject is very particular, but not at all unreasonable. Subject: Love/Sex/Relationships
David Beresford: ‘The false promise of democracy’ Comment from South Africa; Beresford disserts on the shortcomings of a predominant system of government. Click here Subject: Democracy	Silvia Álvarez-Curbelo ‘Guerra Urbana’ (Sp) From the pages of Puerto Rico’s most popular daily, El Nuevo Día. Professor Alvarez criticizes tentative solutions to dire problems in the island’s urban landscape. Click here Subject: Puerto Rico/Urban Politics/Planning
Will Hutton: ‘In pursuit of true happiness’ In this remarkable article, Hutton comments on a conference given by economist Richard Layard on the multiple reasons that would make us (individuals-society) happy. Ground-breaking in its assertiveness, the reader will find a compelling motive to rethink how he/she goes about life. Highly recommended. Click here Subject: Microeconomics/Philosophy of life	Richard Layard: ‘Don’t worry, be happy (and pay your taxes)’ An article based on Layard’s lectures at the London School of Economics and reviewed by Hutton in The Guardian (left). Lord Layard offers an explanation on why we are not able to reach happiness despite our obvious affluence. Click here Subject: Microeconomics/Philosophy of life

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