June, 2013
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 28, 2013 15:20 - 0 Comments
Analysis | Economics: towards a radical rethinking?
In the wake of the global financial crisis, many within the economics community are calling for a fundamental re-examination of their methods. But what does it mean to be a radical thinker in economics?
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Wednesday, June 26, 2013 16:07 - 2 Comments
Notes from the Margins | Once More Into the Abyss, Chaps
The latest attempts to militarise the Syrian Civil War are paving the way for further destabilisation and war, argues Matt Carr in his latest column. A revitalised peace movement is necessary to prevent it.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, June 20, 2013 18:45 - 2 Comments
Special Report | Inside the Saharawi Refugee Camps: Is the UN part of the problem?
Ceasefire's Angel L. Martinez reports from Western Sahara and the refugee camps across the Algerian border, and speaks to refugees, NGO workers, UN officials and Sahrawi government ministers about the prospects for an end to the country's 38-year old occupation.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:29 - 5 Comments
Special Report | The Attack on Gezi Park: “No one wants to give up the fight now”
Steven Mahatma reports from Istanbul on last night's police takeover of Gezi Park. The brutality of the assault, he writes, has been more than matched by the resilience and defiance of the protesters.
New in Ceasefire, Weekend Comic - Saturday, June 15, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Weekend Comic | Tommy Two Face
A weekly political cartoon offering.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 14, 2013 17:59 - 35 Comments
An A to Z of Theory | Walter Benjamin: Art, Aura and Authenticity
How has capitalism affected our experiences of art and the media? In the third of his eight-part series on critical theorist Walter Benjamin, Andrew Robinson examines Benjamin's famous thesis that mechanical reproduction has transformed the arts, and explores what a 'political art' might look like.
Arts & Culture, Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 13, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Exhibition | Review | Free Cooper Union Salon-Step Down
In early May, students at Cooper Union - one of the last tuition-free colleges in the US - occupied the offices of CU president Jamshed Bharucha in protest at the proposed introduction of tuition fees next year. For the past two weeks, their reclaimed territory has been open for a landmark exhibition.
New in Ceasefire, Weekend Comic - Sunday, June 9, 2013 0:00 - 0 Comments
Weekend Comic | NSA releases new logo in wake of PRISM scandal
Our weekly political cartoon offering.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 7, 2013 14:13 - 4 Comments
Analysis | Turkey: Protests offer an opportunity to bridge the secular-religious divide
Recent protests in Turkey could help bridge the country's longstanding religious-secular divide – if both sides are willing to engage with each other.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, June 6, 2013 12:00 - 5 Comments
Blog | My Overground Experience: “Go and live in Afghanistan” [VIDEO]
Last night, as he hopped onto a London Overground train home, Ceasefire's Nathan Edwards witnessed an extraordinary racist outburst. We present an exclusive video of the incident, and Nathan's reflections on what the episode means for all of us.
