• Jan 21 2013
  • 12:59pm
King 1963: I have a dream. Obama 2013: I have a drone
In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and gave his famous "
  • Jan 15 2013
  • 6:12pm
Northern Ireland: time for the 'rights' solution
Over the last six months Northern Ireland has experienced three outbreaks of serious public disorder. In July and September it was over parades.
  • Nov 21 2012
  • 12:46pm
China: challenges for the new leaders – and our own
About 130 million people voted in the recent US elections.
  • Oct 10 2012
  • 8:52am
Death penalty-free world?
Video We’re winning! That’s not a claim you may hear too often from human rights activists, but in the case of the global struggle against the death penalty, it’s true.
  • Sep 28 2012
  • 3:19pm
Equal marriage – how long will Northern Ireland have to wait?
When David Hockney published his etching In the dull village in 1967,
  • Jan 31 2012
  • 4:04pm
Haiti: ‘Baby Doc’ escapes justice
Readers of my posts over on the Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole will know that I and others there share a particular interest in Haiti.
  • Jan 19 2012
  • 5:04pm
Happy travels! Guantánamo Bay: a decade of failure
Video I first posted this on Slugger O'Toole, on yesterday's 10th anniversary of Guantánamo Bay.
  • Feb 10 2011
  • 3:49pm
Bloggers beware in Thailand
As local politicos, hacks, twitterati and bloggers prepare for this evening’s Slugger Awards, let’s spare a though
  • Dec 28 2010
  • 12:04am
Obituary: Professor Kevin Boyle
Many in Northern Ireland and much further afield will be deeply saddened to hear news of the the death of Professor Kevin Boyle, who passed away yesterday.
  • Jul 27 2010
  • 1:02pm
Belfast Pride 2010: what we learned last night
A great evening in the Europa Hotel.