April, 2011
Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 29, 2011 9:00 - 1 Comment
Interview Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands
Since its release at the start of the year, Treasure Islands, Nicholas Shaxton's scathingly clinical critique of international finance, has attracted a huge amount of attention. In an exclusive interview with Ceasefire's deputy editor Musab Younis, Shaxson addresses some of the pressing questions raised by his book.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, April 28, 2011 0:00 - 11 Comments
Politics The problem with the EU: a Leftist critique
Over the past half century, the European Union has grown from a seemingly quixotic set of proposals into a powerful superstate. In an impassioned polemic, Tom Kavanagh argues that the EU is fundamentally undemocratic, anti-grassroots and serves the elites at the expense of the people. In other words, everything the Left should be against.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Books ‘On Wings of Diesel: Trucks, Identity and Culture in Pakistan’
Jamal J. Elias spent almost a decade travelling up and down the clogged arteries of Pakistan’s road network studying the unlikely but fascinating subject of Pakistani truck art and culture. ‘On Wings of Diesel’, the resulting book, is reviewed by Layli Uddin.
Ceasefire Bites - Tuesday, April 26, 2011 13:45 - 0 Comments
The ECGD: Rum business
An excellent piece by Lisa Nandy MP on the shady world of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD). Essentially, it’s little more than an official, tax-payer funded money laundering unit… Money quote: There is no more important time to reform this highly secretive and potentially damaging department. Currently the ECGD supports a handful of big […]
New in Ceasefire, Shawerma Republic - Monday, April 25, 2011 0:00 - 8 Comments
Shawerma Republic Ten simple steps to becoming a racist
Thinking of becoming a racist? In this week's 'Shawerma Republic', Ceasefire's Ruqaya Izzidien shows you how.
Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, April 24, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Music Les Étoiles ‘Little Measurements’
Little Measurements, the new album by the intriguing Les Étoiles is the latest release by the 'Records on Ribs' label. Ceasefire's Alex Baker takes a listen.
New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Saturday, April 23, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The View from Lebanon
In a new column on art and politics, art critic Daniel Barnes explores the work of two Lebanese artists, Walid Raad and Rabih Mroué, who bring to the fore, in his view, the crucial role of art as a tool of resistance.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 22, 2011 0:00 - 9 Comments
An A-Z of theory Arjun Appadurai
In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces the work of Arjun Appadurai, a major voice in globalisation studies.
New in Ceasefire, Science - Thursday, April 21, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Science Quantum Computing: The end of privacy?
Last month, a California-based research team announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing. Theoretical physicist Sebastian Meznaric explains the huge ramifications of these developments, including possibly the end of privacy as we know it.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 19, 2011 0:00 - 10 Comments
Essay Reflections on Libya and the Left
In an exclusive opinion piece, Syrian-British novelist and commentator Robin Yassin-Kassab offers his take on the Western Left's contradictions on Libya.
