GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2015

The main topic this month is democracy in the digital age:

This is the main article - how can we make the world really democratic in this age of technology? - look at some great examples from Iceland:

• Democracy in the digital age

From the blogs this month:

The Pope's in the Philippines - he says they must stop corruption and end inequality:

• The Pope in the Philippines

What is Shell doing in the Niger Delta? - if people fight, maybe Shell will take more responsibility and pay and help clean up the oil spills:

• Shell doesn't take responsibility for oil spills

Read about the attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and how this could help extremism in Europe:

• The Paris attack and extremist Europe

Also related to the Paris attacks, is religion, in general, a positive or negative force in the world? And where to people with no religion get their morals from?:

• Questioning religion

Why is there so much in the news about the Paris attacks, and very little about the Boko Haram attacks in Baka, Nigeria? - who chooses what is in the news, and why?

• Paris vs Baga: who chooses what is in the news?

Are women in India really free?

• How to be a good Indian woman