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Minister Promises Law Against Racial Discrimination
Iceland Only European Country Still WithoutWelfare Minister Eygló Harðardóttir has announced that, come next fall, the Ministry intends to propose…
For A Better Society
It seems that in every mention of Icelandic women by the foreign media, Iceland is praised as a feminist utopia…
The Media “Understands” The Progressives
A Progressive Party MP believes the party could have done a better job at handling anti-mosque rhetoric during municipal election…
Jón Gnarr Hints At Presidential Bid
Former Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr told NBC that he has not ruled out running for President of Iceland in 2016….
Councilperson Resigns From Party Over “Nationalist Populism”
A Progressive city councilperson has resigned from the party due to what he called “nationalist populism” being used to get…
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 8, 2014
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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue In may 2013 my partner and I traveled around Iceland. I am mildly obsessive…
Progressive Disavows Islamophobes
“They bet on the wrong horse.”Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir says she will not fight against a mosque in…
Jón Gnarr Is No Longer Mayor Of Reykjavík
“SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH”As of yesterday, comedian Jón Gnarr is no longer mayor of Reykjavík. After…
Help! I Need A Place To Live!
”Room for rent in 101 Reykjavík. 11 square metres. Internet not included. 65.000 kr. per month.” “Room for 1 person….
So What’s This City Election I Keep Hearing About?
Oh, you heard about it? It seems like a lot of people did not. Turnout was at an historic low…
News in Brief Late May
With the municipal elections on June 1, many politicians scrambled at the end of May to tilt public approval in…
Masters Of Peace And Harmony
The Progressive Party went hunting for xenophobic votesOut with the new, in with the old: Municipal elections were held in…
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Brings Gains To Progressives
The Progressive Party went from zero seats to two on Reykjavík city council last night, and a great deal of…
Coalition Loses Majority, Progressives Gain Two Seats – UPDATED
The Social Democrats won the most seats in last night’s Reykjavík city council elections, but a new ruling coalition will…
Progressive Mayoral Candidate Allegedly “Tricked” Immigrants
The Progressive Party’s candidate for mayor may have kept her opinions of a mosque in Iceland to herself when she…
Nothing Progressive About It
Let’s just be honest here: the Progressive Party has, for at least the past several years, been Iceland’s xenophobic nationalist party. And…
Election Predictions Show Razor-Thin Difference
A new poll, conducted five days before municipal elections, shows the Social Democrats and Bright Future with a nine-seat majority….
Meet The Parties
by Anna Andersen, Larissa Kyzer and Gabríel Benjamin
An American politician once famously said “All politics is local,” and that’s as true in Iceland as anywhere else. Four…
What Happened?
Mayor Jón Gnarr explains himself, a littleFirst, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would actually make it to the…
Election Poll Roundup: The Candidates On Immigration Issues
For the benefit of voters, especially immigrants who have resided in Iceland for at least five years (three if they…
Reykjavík Conservatives Polling Lower Than Ever
The latest polls for up-coming municipal elections in Reykjavík show the Independence Party polling lower than it ever has before.Vísir reports…