In the heat of such a discussion, it is always good to remember the fundamental rights citizens have.
The failed attack on a passenger flight over Detroit has aroused debate on the use of body scans at airports. The suspected bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, passed through airport...
The Balkenende government seems to have narrowly averted a full-blown crisis by admitting that “in hindsight” it could have done better in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. The admission did not come easily, following a day of tense deliberations between government parties.
The special...
An issue that has been the subject of some heated discussion in the Netherlands over recent weeks is how to, or whether to, engage in public debate with the far right political parties like the Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders and Pride of the Netherland (TON) of Rita Verdonk. For those who may...
Dambisa Moyo during Wednesday's debate in Amsterdam. Photo WFA
Published: 9 October 2009 16:57 | Changed: 9 October 2009 20:07
Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo, who advocates scrapping aid to Africa, creates a sensation wherever she goes. Her critics say...
En dus verwijten Nederlanders elkaar geen rekening te houden met anderen
Wat een grap!!!
Door Paul Schnabel
Zelfs tijdens een recessie maken Nederlanders zich vooral druk om het asociale gedrag van anderen. Zelfkritiek is er niet. Daar zijn we veel te bijzonder voor.
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Philip Kisob Philip Kisob Managing Director at Hudson Partners Inc.
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I have been guilty recently of getting all indignant about corruption and how it’s at the root of all evil. This I believe is why Africa is suffering from under-development and...
09.13.2005
I have always wondered what a man like Paul Biya, France’s Cameroun puppet, who enjoys spending so much of his time in Switzerland and other parts of Europe thinks about after he takes a shit and flushes, confidently knowing that his shit will actually go down. I wonder what he thinks...
by Ed'son de Pary
During a political debate in the Netherlands, right-wing politicians couldn’t help it pointing at foreigners as origin of all the flaws’ in this country. Political leaders like Marc Rutte (VVD), Geert Wilders (PVV) or Rita Verdonk (TON) said foreigners who do not want to...
Het recht op een schoon milieu moet ook in Nederland worden verankerd
Gepubliceerd: 11 juni 2009 14:04 | Gewijzigd: 12 juni 2009 13:46
Buitenlandse slachtoffers van verrichtingen van Nederlandse bedrijven moeten in Nederland verhaal kunnen halen, menen Ruud Lubbers en...
Vrijdag 15 mei 2009 door Stine Jensen
Parkeergarage in de Bijlmermeer Foto Rob Huibers
In literair opzicht stelt 'Alleen maar nette mensen' weinig voor en is de bekroning ervan met de Gouden Uil een belediging voor literatuurliefhebbers, vindt Stine Jensen.
Robert Vuijsje is ineens...
