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Diary of a Domestic Extremist, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:00 - 4 Comments
Diary of a Domestic Extremist Big Brother will soon be watching you
A week after the Milbank student protest, a vast witch-hunt is already under way by the police to track down the 'culprits'. Using popular displays of outcry over the cuts as a pretext, the government is stepping up its efforts to spy on activists and the public. In his new column, Mikhail Goldman says resistance is essential.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Remember, remember the tenth of November
Ceasefire correspondent Malte Ringer, who was present at the Millbank protest last week, reports on the event and its aftermath. In particular, he debunks media reports describing the protest as ‘terrifying violence and bloodshed’ by a ‘baying mob’.
New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 2 Comments
On Corporate Power Non-profit corporate power: sheep in wolf’s clothing?
Why do corporations give billions of dollars to charitable foundations every year? Does it make their profit-making activities less exploitative? In the first of a monthly series of columns investigating corporate power, Michael Barker looks at non-profit foundations.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 15, 2010 19:00 - 1 Comment
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: anti-GM activists under threat in Argentina, bomb explosion in El Salvador, UK backing for a security council seat for Brazil and a museum expedition that could turn into genocidal threat in Paraguay. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Deserter's Songs, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 13, 2010 20:43 - 4 Comments
Deserter’s Songs Free Music: A Price Worth Paying?
Should music be free? Should anyone have a right to listen to any music they like? Is giving away music for free a guarantor of cultural stagnation and death both for artists and listeners? David Bell takes a look at the arguments.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, November 11, 2010 19:30 - 2 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 72: From Tory HQ, “This is just the start!”
Reporting on yesterday's protest against the coalition government's assault on free education and the public sector, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre, who was on the roof of Tory HQ, recounts the anger, the exhilaration and the new found belief in the power of protest.
New in Ceasefire, The Unveiled Truth - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:05 - 15 Comments
The Unveiled Truth Naked prejudices?
A picture has been making the rounds on the internet this week titled "The Difference Between Eastern and Western Women." Depending on whom you ask, the picture is "provocative", "obscene", "funny", "clever", "stupid", "tame", "lame" or simply "boring". In this week's 'The Unveiled Truth', Shirin Sadeghi takes a look at the picture behind the "picture".
Devil's Advocate, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Devil’s Advocate Ideology: another form of blindness?
Do you have a worldview? does it have a name? Is it socialism? Anarchism? Conservatism? Well, as Omer Ali argues, in a new 'Devil's Advocate' column, it's not that some ideologies are better than others, but that ideology itself, by definition, is a form of unreason.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Passing for Normal - Tuesday, November 9, 2010 0:00 - 4 Comments
Passing for normal On the ethics of (not) planting onions
A few days ago, Dave Prescott found himself facing what seemed to be a critical decision: should he spend his weekend, as planned, planting onions, or should he fly across mainland Europe to represent a corporate client at a progressive big summit? In the first installment of his new column, Prescott recounts what happened next.
New in Ceasefire, South of The Border - Monday, November 8, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
South of the Border The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: no light at the end of the tunnel in Mexican drug war, 68 die in Cuban air disaster, deadly landslide in Costa Rica and Venezuelan ambassador accuses Spanish border police of “abuse”. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
