Gavyn Davies: Deflation is now a more serious threat than inflation | Yet another thoughtful piece which shows just how adrift mainstream political and economic thinking in Ireland is from the ideas being touted to…

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America the Liberal John Judis argues that 2008 may mark an historic leftward realignment in America, akin to 1930 and 1896, that could pave the way for an enduring Democratic majority over the next several…

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Will Hutton: This terrifying moment is our one chance for a new world | Will Hutton details the roots of the current crisis and the enormous scale of the challenge now facing us. Yet he…

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Drew Westen: Avoiding President Palin Drew Westen takes issue with the Obama campaign's lacklustre response to Sarah Palin's nomination and the Republican Convention and offers 10 pieces of advice on how Obama can avoid joining…

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Drew Westen: What Obama Needs to Do in Denver Drew Westen, author of the brilliant The Political Brain gives us his thoughts on what Obama needs to do at the Convention. In brief – define…

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Kira Cochrane on the apparent backlash against feminism | World news | The Guardian The sex industry is booming, the rape conviction rate is plummeting, women’s bodies are picked over in the media, abortion rights…

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Michael Tomasky: Barack Obama must compromise his liberal principles in order to get elected | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk the question here is about how far a candidate for president can go to inoculate…

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The Ethics of Climate Change: Pay Now or Pay More Later?: Scientific American Good article on the ethics and economics of climate change. How do we value the lives and well being of future generations?…

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Referenda: democracy vs elites | openDemocracy Following on from George Schöpflin’s earlier piece: The people’s direct voice in judging constitutional change in the European Union must be upheld, says Gisela Stuart.

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The referendum: populism vs democracy | openDemocracy The idea of the referendum as an instrument of the people’s will rests on pre-democratic foundations, says George Schöpflin.

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The Lisbon treaty and the Irish voter: democratic deficits | openDemocracy Ireland’s rejection of the European Union’s “reform treaty” exposes a democratic deficit in Dublin more than in Brussels, argue Johnny Ryan & Joseph Curtin,…

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Why not a revenue-neutral carbon cap? | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist The demise of the Lieberman-Warner climate bill may not be a bad thing if it spurs environmentalists and politicians to ask:…

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Barack Obama: at the crossroads of victory | openDemocracy The Democrats’ presidential candidate must avoid the allure of the conventional wisdom to secure victory in the United States election, says Godfrey Hodgson.

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