As the Tory leadership race enters its final phase, one word unlikely to be invoked by either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt is Yemen. This comes in spite — or rather because — of the disastrous role both men have played in exacerbating the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
It now seems almost certain that the Tory Party will make Boris Johnson the next UK Prime Minister. Narcissistic, opportunistic, incompetent, shallow, devoid of loyalty or decency, he has wanted the Big Job for a long time, and has said and done everything to get it.
This year's second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire comes on the heels of another poignant milestone, the 60th anniversary of Kelso Cochrane's murder, on May 17, 1959 in the same area. Mark Olden reflects on the lasting legacies of both events, and the histories of resistance they reveal.
“Fanon: Hier, Aujourd’hui,” a landmark documentary film by Hassane Mezine is a worthy homage and testament to Fanon's life and legacy, writes Rachida Lamri.