November, 2010
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Remember, remember the tenth of November
Ceasefire correspondent Malte Ringer, who was present at the Millbank protest last week, reports on the event and its aftermath. In particular, he debunks media reports describing the protest as ‘terrifying violence and bloodshed’ by a ‘baying mob’.
New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 2 Comments
On Corporate Power Non-profit corporate power: sheep in wolf’s clothing?
Why do corporations give billions of dollars to charitable foundations every year? Does it make their profit-making activities less exploitative? In the first of a monthly series of columns investigating corporate power, Michael Barker looks at non-profit foundations.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 15, 2010 19:00 - 1 Comment
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: anti-GM activists under threat in Argentina, bomb explosion in El Salvador, UK backing for a security council seat for Brazil and a museum expedition that could turn into genocidal threat in Paraguay. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Deserter's Songs, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 13, 2010 20:43 - 4 Comments
Deserter’s Songs Free Music: A Price Worth Paying?
Should music be free? Should anyone have a right to listen to any music they like? Is giving away music for free a guarantor of cultural stagnation and death both for artists and listeners? David Bell takes a look at the arguments.
New in Ceasefire, Sabir on Security - Friday, November 12, 2010 18:14 - 7 Comments
Sabir on Security Twitter Trial: You must (not) be joking!
Ten months ago, Paul Chambers wrote a joke tweet mockingly threatening to blow up his local airport. He has since been arrested, charged and convicted. His appeal against his conviction was turned down yesterday. In this week's column, Rizwaan Sabir discusses the ramifications of an absurd case
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, November 11, 2010 19:30 - 2 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 72: From Tory HQ, “This is just the start!”
Reporting on yesterday's protest against the coalition government's assault on free education and the public sector, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre, who was on the roof of Tory HQ, recounts the anger, the exhilaration and the new found belief in the power of protest.
New in Ceasefire, The Unveiled Truth - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:05 - 15 Comments
The Unveiled Truth Naked prejudices?
A picture has been making the rounds on the internet this week titled "The Difference Between Eastern and Western Women." Depending on whom you ask, the picture is "provocative", "obscene", "funny", "clever", "stupid", "tame", "lame" or simply "boring". In this week's 'The Unveiled Truth', Shirin Sadeghi takes a look at the picture behind the "picture".
Devil's Advocate, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Devil’s Advocate Ideology: another form of blindness?
Do you have a worldview? does it have a name? Is it socialism? Anarchism? Conservatism? Well, as Omer Ali argues, in a new 'Devil's Advocate' column, it's not that some ideologies are better than others, but that ideology itself, by definition, is a form of unreason.
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 2:16 - 6 Comments
North African Dispatches The House of Gaddafi: Keeping it in the family
In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi led a successful coup against the Libyan monarchy. Forty years on, he's still at the helm, ever more eccentric but seemingly unmovable. In this week's column, Kateb Salim looks at the increasingly persistent question of Libya after Gaddafi.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Passing for Normal - Tuesday, November 9, 2010 0:00 - 4 Comments
Passing for normal On the ethics of (not) planting onions
A few days ago, Dave Prescott found himself facing what seemed to be a critical decision: should he spend his weekend, as planned, planting onions, or should he fly across mainland Europe to represent a corporate client at a progressive big summit? In the first installment of his new column, Prescott recounts what happened next.
