July, 2012
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:30 - 5 Comments
Notes from the Margins">The Border Between Us Notes from the Margins
The fall of the Berlin Wall prompted the more optimistic proponents of globalisation to hail the advent of a new "borderless" world. Two decades later, however, borders and boundaries have acquired a political importance not witnessed even during the hottest period of the Cold War. Matt Carr considers why this has happened.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, July 9, 2012 3:43 - 5 Comments
Ideas">The fiction of a free internet Ideas
Musab Younis argues that our perception of the "battle for the internet" is skewed by our acceptance of a hierarchical network run in the interests of advertisers, whose ability to codify, individuate and manipulate large populations is being increased by the spread of social media.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Science - Friday, July 6, 2012 0:01 - 1 Comment
Science">Beyond the Higgs Boson: can future choices really affect the past? Science
On Wednesday, CERN physicists announced they may have discovered the Higgs boson, known as the elusive "God particle," launching feverish speculation about possibilities such as time travel. Not so fast, says Sebastian Meznaric.
New in Ceasefire, Quebec Chronicles - Wednesday, July 4, 2012 15:53 - 0 Comments
Quebec Chronicles">A fork in the road Quebec Chronicles
Jane Gatensby reports from Montreal as a summer of strife and upheavals beckons.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, July 3, 2012 2:18 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Mexico: after the election, the resistance Special Report
In the second of our series on the Mexican election, Ali Sargent reports on the background and impact of Pena Nieto's victory on Sunday. She also speaks to leaders of the Yosoy132 protest movement about the future of the resistance and the challenges ahead.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, July 2, 2012 19:17 - 1 Comment
Analysis">Housing Benefit Cuts – Another Tory own goal Analysis
David Cameron's controversial plans to cut housing benefit for under-25s are grossly unfair, hypocritical and based on archaic notions of the modern family, says Robin Whitlock.
