History made as first black US president is re-elected, defying jobless rate and assaults of American right
Morgan Tsvangirai’s messy love life is a gift to his enemies
Zimbabwe’s prime minister may yet succeed Robert Mugabe but his poor judgment about his private life gives cause for concern
The abuse of dissenting Jews is shameful
Jewish diaspora support is vital for Israel, yet those who oppose its policies are demonised and vilified
A strategy for filtering America’s toxic sludge of political advertising
Until media firms are forced to disclose where the ad dollars for this mendacious propaganda comes from, believe nothing
The Marikana action is a strike by the poor against the state and the haves
The shooting at Lonmin’s Marikana mine exposes weaknesses at the heart of South African society
This swiftboating of Mitt Romney disgraces Barack Obama
When John Kerry was defamed in 2004, Democrats cried foul. Now, they’re soiled by their own lies over Obama’s Super Pac ad
Mau Mau verdict: Britain must undo its imperial amnesia
The case brought by elderly Kikuyu tortured in the Kenyan emergency allows a more honest account of Britain’s identity