You win some, you lose some
James Zogby examines the implications of last week's congressional and gubernatorial elections in America

Governments blamed for global poverty
A recent report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says governments worldwide have abdicated their responsibility towards their people's welfare, writes Faiza Rady

Britain's police blinded by colour
A public inquiry into the murder of a young black Briton five years ago has reopened the debate on racism in Britain. In London, Colin Keaveney asks just what has changed for Britain's black community

Penned with Le Pen
Former actress Brigitte Bardot has moved closer to the fascist National Front, reports Hosny Abdel-Rehim from Paris

Save Mumia
Demonstrations against a Pennsylvania ruling facing death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal have rocked America and the international campaign for his retrial has intensified. Mumia Abu-Jamal issued a statement from his cell