During the Obama era, a number of liberal writers, including this one, have grown fascinated with the prophecies of the late political scientist Juan Linz. Noting that presidential systems (as opposed to parliamentary ones) have a persistent tendency to collapse into coups, Linz argued that failures were endemic to their... More »

In this open letter, published by the German daily Handelsblatt, January 13, 2015, twelve days before the parliamentary elections that carried him to power, the leader of the Greek left explains his views on the debt crisis: the problem is the doctrine of the troika that pushes both the EU and Greece to the disaster.

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Metadata – information about other information – is a focus of major debate in Australia, specifically whether the government’s mandatory retention of metadata is justified or not.
On Friday February 27, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security tabled its report on reforms of Australia’s National Security Legislation.
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Basanta A parliamentary election took place in a European country, Greece, on January 25, 2015. It was a mid-term poll taken place after about two and a half years of the previous election held in 2012. None of the parties that had contested election could secure majority in that election, nor could any party [...]

Zaeba Hanif is a Labour activist from Stoke-on-Trent who stood last year in the contest to replace Joan Walley as the party's parliamentary candidate in the Stoke North constituency, where she made it through to the shortlist. An inveterate crisp muncher, you can peruse her website here and follow her on Twitter here. Show More Summary

“The BBC should reduce its output and the television licence fee should eventually be scrapped, a parliamentary committee has said after considering the role of the publicly funded broadcaster in the wake of a string of scandals and industry changes.”

German lawmakers are expected to approve Greece’s hard-won bailout extension in a parliamentary vote today. |||
Berlin - German lawmakers are expected on Friday to approve Greece's hard-won bailout extension in a parliament vote despite scepticism, removing the last hurdle for keeping crucial international aid flowing to Athens. Show More Summary

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has just released its report into the government’s controversial proposed data retention scheme, which is likely to pass through into legislation as Labor lends its support. Here’s what it has to say. More »

I am a Shia Muslim who came back to his home country of Lebanon in 2004. I immediately embarked on my political career by launching the Lebanese Option Party (LOP).
I twice ran unsuccessfully in parliamentary elections, together with...Show More Summary