A unique and highly ambitious social experiment is set to take place here in Iceland on Saturday, November 14.

On that day, around 1,500 Icelanders will gather in a sports arena in Reykjavík to brainstorm and plan a future vision for our country, and subsequently lay the foundation for the...

Time: 11 pm. Place: My house in Reykjavik, Iceland. Who: Daughter (18) and Myself.

Daughter: Do you need the car tomorrow?

Me: Yes. Why?

D: I don't know if I can get a ride home after school.*

M: Why don't you take the bus?

D: I don't take the bus.

Last week, Eva Joly, the Norwegian-French magistrate renowned for her fight against corruption, wrote an article slamming British PM Gordon Brown, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union for their harsh treatment of Iceland in the wake of its economic collapse.

Eva Joly gained global recognition when she...

Last week, in a highly controversial move, Iceland's parliament voted by a narrow margin to begin accession talks with the European Union. In the flurry of activity and debate surrounding the vote, one piece of news slipped virtually unnoticed past the general Icelandic populace: that of Russia having agreed to...

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