I first heard of Chelsea Manning when the news broke early in 2010 that a soldier had been arrested in Iraq for being the alleged sourc...

Poemletter I wrote in 2003/4  I had just moved away from Iceland to New Zealand and wrote this poem to self based on a series of dreams ...

The the government of Iceland has reshuffled; The Prime minister has left the stage and the Progressive Party has appointed the Fisheries ...

It is well fitting for the cradle of democracy to call for a national referendum on an issue that will impact the future of all citizens o...

My speech from TEDx Reykjavík The speech has been translated to various languages, thank you!  ΕΜΕΊΣ, ΟΙ ΆΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ, ΕΊΜΑΣΤΕ ΤΟ ΣΎΣΤΗΜΑ  ...

The Icelandic Government chose to ignore their constitutional duty to get permission and consult with the national Parliament about the let...

This is for the  courageous whistleblower John Kiriakou .   He was the first  U.S. government  official to confirm in December 2007 that ...

From my editorial at the New Internationalist  Democracy in the digital era Legal hacking Prior to entering parliament, I had two ma...

Today is the birthday of Chelsea Manning, she has a special place in my heart. She got a 35 years in prison for blowing the whistle on war ...

My speech from the #IPU131 general assembly Dear fellow members of IPU I am proud to report that Iceland is still among the top nat...