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EDITORIAL |
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An honor and an obligation
The alarm bell rung in the capital yesterday by eminent scientists, which took the form of the Athens Declaration, should mobilize people and, above all, political leaders around the world.
And we do not just mean the globe's big polluters such as the United States and China but also the governments of smaller countries like Greece.
Ironically, the 13 distinguished scientists signed the declaration in a country that does not have an independent ministry of environment. |
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COMMENTARY |
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Objectivity in the Zeitgeist
The Education Ministry's decision to withdraw a sixth-grade history textbook has triggered a storm. Some say that the selection of material for the school curriculum should not be up to the government but experts. However, we don't live in Plato's Republic but in a modern democracy... |
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OPINION |
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The slippery road to neoconservatism
When the Greek people gave their mandate for reforms in 2004, the government failed to take action. Now, in 2007, after Greeks voted more conservatively, the government has started visibly regressing. |
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