Transpartisanship Defined
Transpartisanship represents an emerging field in political thought distinct from bipartisanship, which aims to negotiate between “right” and “left,” resulting in a dualistic perspective, and nonpartisanship, which tends to avoid political affiliation altogether. Rather, transpartisanship acknowledges the validity of truths across a range of political perspectives and seeks to synthesize them into an […]

By: DR FAROOQ HASSAN
It was a great honour for me to address the National Press Club ‘Newsmakers Event’ on January 24, 2008 in Washington DC. In my Keynote address on the current political crisis in Pakistan, I emphasised that Musharraf’s rule in Pakistan and supremacy of law are two contradictory concepts. His rule is backed […]

I suspect this is the company that made the VERY polished and professional pro Obama video at DipDive.com
The Black Eyed Peas, former Kerry supporters, get credit for the music and the idea. See Will.i.am’s blog entry here.
It is VERY well done. And seemingly not covered by campaign finance laws as it was apparently […]

By: Farooq Hassan
A team of Scotland Yard investigators has arrived in Pakistan to assist in the inquiry into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Earlier three different versions of the killing had come from the Islamabad authorities within the first three days of the tragedy of December 27, 2007. Then Musharraf appearing on […]

A question to consider: If our leading political candidates for President refuse to challenge the culture of global, unregulated, free market corporatism, and the broken narrative used to justify it, just how much change do we think there is going to be?
Has wishful thinking deluded some voters into thinking “hope” and […]

On Dec. 21, Bill Moyers interviewed Benjamin R. Barber, author of more than 17 books and frequent essayist.
On Moyers web site, they posted this quote from Barber’s new book, CONSUMED: HOW MARKETS CORRUPT CHILDREN, INFANTILIZE ADULTS, AND SWALLOW CITIZENS WHOLE”
Capitalism has put democracy in trouble, because capitalism has tried to persuade us that being a […]

Author: Jock Gill
I just watched “The War Room“, a film about the 1992 Clinton Campaign, for the first time since 1993.
Watching this film of politics from 15 years ago is an experience I recommend highly. In 1992, Bush, and esp. Mary Maitlan, one of his senior campaign staffers, worked […]

Author: Jock Gill
As we consider our choices for a better tomorrow, at least a livable tomorrow, it is clear that one requirement is that we take a fresh look at how we use our resources. Are we making the best possible use of them such that they can best serve the greatest number of […]

On November 24th, the Wall Street Journal ran a page one story called:
A Little Laptop With Big Ambitions
How a Computer for the Poor Got Stomped by Tech Giants
Cambridge, Mass.
In 2005, Nicholas Negroponte unveiled an idea for bridging the technology divide between rich nations and the developing world. It was captivating in its utter simplicity: design […]

The Nation, 26 November, 2007
DR. FAROOQ HASSAN
While arguing major constitutional cases against Musharraf’s regime in the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 2000 I realised that his only agenda was ‘himself’. Both the coups of October 12, 1999 and that of November 3, 2007 were staged to save his army chief’s job. […]