May, 2014
Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 29, 2014 18:51 - 1 Comment
Books">Review | Capital In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty Books
Despite its heavily eurocentric outlook, Thomas Piketty's much heralded volume of the moment is an epic and groundbreaking study of national inequalities that deserves to be read by everyone, argues Rohail Ahmad.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:51 - 29 Comments
Politics">Tower Hamlets: The Last Outpost of the Raj Falls Politics
While most of the national coverage of Thursday's elections has been about the surge of UKIP, one of the most remarkable upsets has gone unnoticed: the re-election of Britain’s first elected Asian Mayor, Lutfur Rahman, in the face of a virulent campaign by the political and media establishment. Ashok Kumar reports.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Monday, May 26, 2014 10:47 - 3 Comments
In Theory">Alain Badiou: Transcendence, Sets, and the Exclusion of Substance In Theory
In the second installment of his ten-part series on Badiou, Andrew Robinson explains the specific claims of Badiou's philosophy: the necessity of a transcendent “one” for social order, the appeal to mathematical set theory, and the rejection of qualitative or “substantial” references in philosophy.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 21, 2014 13:49 - 6 Comments
Comment">However well-meaning, the ‘Live Below The Line’ campaign is spurious and patronising Comment
The 'Live Below The Line' campaign, ostensibly aimed at highlighting the plight of the poor, seems to have turned into yet another conduit for putting people who are already privileged in the limelight, argues Maya Oppenheim.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Tuesday, May 20, 2014 13:42 - 6 Comments
Notes from the Margins">‘No one is listening to us’: Britain’s Migrant Rebellion Notes from the Margins
This month, Britain’s immigrant ‘detention estate’ has been rocked by one of the largest protests to date, yet another consequence of the climate of hatred, fear and racism so deeply embedded in Britain’s squalid current ‘debate’ about immigration, argues Matt Carr in his latest column.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, May 19, 2014 12:55 - 0 Comments
Special Report">Germany: Protesting Hamburg’s ‘Danger Zone’ Special Report
Facing the planned shutdown of Rote Flora, a long-running social centre, protesters in Hamburg took to the streets late last year - only to be met with the imposition of a draconian 'danger zone'. Creative responses to the zone were key to undermining it, however, argue Leoni Linek and Jakob Schaefer.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 16, 2014 13:31 - 0 Comments
Books">Review | Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements Books
'Until the Rulers Obey', a newly published volume edited by Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein, provides an invaluable panorama of Latin America in movement, and should be required reading for all scholars and activists with an interest in the birth of another world in the region, argues Puneet Dhaliwal.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 15, 2014 0:00 - 12 Comments
Special Report">Human Rights in Bahrain: It’s time to hold the British Establishment to account Special Report
This weekend, the Bahraini King is attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show while Prince Andrew is due to open a Bahraini-sponsored exhibition. This is the latest episode in Britain's ongoing betrayal of the Bahraini people, argues Alastair Sloan.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:00 - 6 Comments
Comment">Michael Gove’s Dickensian plot against Muslim educationists Comment
Michael Gove's virulent campaign against Muslim educationists - recently evidenced by the Trojan Horse plot that wasn't - shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to his record, argues Yvonne Ridley.
New in Ceasefire, Radar Reports - Tuesday, May 13, 2014 15:51 - 3 Comments
Radar Reports">New coins leave India’s blind population short-changed Radar Reports
In the first installment of our new 'Radar Reports' series, Anoop Kumar reports on how millions of visually impaired Indians are now struggling as a result of the government’s short sighted coin minting project.
