When the going gets tough, the tough get laughing, says Douglas Teoh. Continue reading »
May 152013
Apr 242013
With the credibility of our institutions at an all-time low, we need only to turn to the local teh tarik stall or coffee shops for the latest independent banter – and biting humour, observes Tota. Continue reading »
Apr 202013
The more race continues to drive our policies and choices, the more radical and polarised the situation is going to be. It is time for change, asserts K Haridas. Continue reading »
Jan 222013
Umno-BN continues to manipulate ethno-religious issues to delay the emergence of a New Politics that is associated with justice, equality and freedom, and the push towards a more democratic two-party system, writes Francis Loh. Continue reading »
Nov 252012
Aliran akan masuk ke dalam era digital sepenuhnya dari tahun 2014 setelah Aliran Monthly dihentikan penerbitannya pada penghujung tahun akan datang. Continue reading »
Nov 162012
Holding a simplistic view that faith should be kept out of politics is equivalent to saying there is no need for ethics in nation building, says Ronald Benjamin. Continue reading »
Oct 102012
Martin Jalleh compiles a list of quotations showing how governments often stoke fear among the people to achieve their own political ends. Continue reading »
Jul 202012
What if Malaysia’s prolonged victimisation of the poor by the rich is due to our misplaced anxieties with niceties, with sounding reasonable, with reaching a ‘consensus’, while those in power continue to rape the country blind, wonders Alwyn Lau. Continue reading »
Jun 222012
The solution to extreme political partisanship may be found in creating a political culture in which the ideas and moral virtues of governance can be debated in the political realm, observes Ronald Benjamin. Continue reading »
May 052012
The problem is not political indoctrination, it’s about misrecognising the fact that virtually all church-goers are already politically indoctrinated, observes Alwyn Lau. Continue reading »