Just as Russia's economic growth has obviated talk of democracy, the media's financial successes leave no place for ethical debate. While market imperatives often do the censors' work for them, counter-examples exist, reports Maria Eismont. [ more ]
"Arche" looks warily at the Belarusian thaw; "Magyar Lettre" gets to the heart of the central European city; "Kulturos barai" criticizes the culture of groceries; "Fronesis" takes counsel on the "unhappy marriage" between feminism and the Left; "A Prior" looks at monuments that won't melt into air; "Revista Crítica" sees the political potential of bio-art; "Critique & Humanism" analyzes neophilia and neophobia; "Dialogi" lashes out at the Slovenian press; and "Glänta" is missing links.
is historian and journalist of the daily newspaper Haaretz (Israel), and author of the book Hakorban (engl. The Victim).
Because Israel defines itself as a Jewish state, life for the large Palestinian minority is precarious. People of Arab origin have inferior rights and fewer economic chances. Only the 165 000 Bedouin are worse off. [more]
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