UN estimates 200,000 Zimbabweans have been made homeless.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Africa Urged to Act 
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
G8 ministers in London expressed strong concern about events in Zimbabwe.… Read the rest
UK Urges African Action on Mugabe
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Jack Straw said Mugabe’s government would keep trashing homes until African leaders united against him.… Read the rest
Co-operative Bank Bars Christian Group
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Christian Voice’ asked to close its account on the grounds of its anti-homosexuality.… Read the rest
Arms Trade Undermines Poverty Relief
Jun 24th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
G8 leaders under pressure to stop the arms trade with repressive regimes.… Read the rest
Girl Wins Divorce to Return to School
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Chenigall Suseela was married against her will at age 12.… Read the rest
Killen Convicted of Manslaughter
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Civil Rights workers Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner were murdered in 1964.… Read the rest
Popinjays Take Note
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
George Galloway calls Louise Ellman ‘Israel’s MP on Merseyside.’… Read the rest
Wall Street Journal vs. The Scientific Consensus
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Real Climate responds to incorrect assertions made in WSJ editorial.… Read the rest
Where Are the Bodies, Bob?
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bob Geldof has claimed that dead African children wash up on a tiny Italian island every day. The island’s mayor says that is ‘absolute nonsense’.… Read the rest
Breakthrough in Journalistic Ethics
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
New BBC guidelines declare accuracy more important than speed in breaking news.… Read the rest
The Swallows of Kabul
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Algerian army officer writes novel about life under the Taliban.… Read the rest
Paolo Coelho Hurtling Towards Stupidity
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Spiritual’ protagonist actually obsessed with money, status, own importance.… Read the rest
Althusser Made Sartre Look Like a High Tory
Jun 23rd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lévi-Strauss, Barthes, Foucault, Derrida made him look vieux chapeau.… Read the rest
Groovy Sociologist in Green Velvet Suit
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because Pink Floyd and polymorphous perversity undo capitalism, right? You bet.… Read the rest
Report on Religious Climate at Air Force Academy
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No overt intolerance, but unawareness of line between permissible and impermissible expression of beliefs.… Read the rest
Jellyfish Are Not as Simple as They Look
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Under seemingly simple exterior is a sophisticated collection of genes.… Read the rest
Nicholas Kristof on Women and Girls in Pakistan
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women punished for being raped, girls married at age 11, or 2.… Read the rest
Reporters Without Borders Announce the Winners
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Competition for best blogs defending freedom of expression.… Read the rest
Religious Hatred Law Unacceptably Vague
Jun 22nd, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Creating a link between protecting groups of people and protecting their beliefs.… Read the rest
