Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
ICELAND’S HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM – AND SOME VERY SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
Consider the numbers. It is estimated that there are between 40 and 50 “literally homeless” (people living on the street)…
NOT TRYING TO FOOL ANYONE
Donald Trump has made it perfectly clear that the singular goal for his entire life has been to amass and…
Giving the whole story
The scene described is from Jehane Noujaim’s documentary Control Room, about the political problems Qatari news network Al-Jazeera faced covering…
VOTE SURVIVAL
I voted for the independent anyway because generally speaking, I don’t think any vote is wasted in theory or in…
HOT CHIP
Electronic funk outfit Hot Chip have recently achieved the accolade of having their song “Down with Prince” chosen as NME’s…
NATURAL DEFENSE
For some Icelanders, environmentalists represent a few sentimentalists who hang onto antiquated notions of preserving nature despite economic “realities.” Yet…
Two Days That Shall Live in Infamy
Icelandic Peace Activists Honour the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki “The Cold War had a real effect on the mentalities…
REVERSING HISTORY
In Iceland, efforts towards intervention began years ago, culminating in the creation of the Icelandic-Palestinian Association in 1987. In a…
GREENPEACE AND ICELAND: PARTNERS?
“This year our response has been so positive and receptive, it’s been almost boring.” Why then does Frode Pleym, campaign…
Happy Birthday to Freedom
While the history of Amnesty International in Iceland is a modest one, what they’ve been able to accomplish in this…