Ideas
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 3, 2012 17:34 - 2 Comments
Analysis">Civil war in Syria: The end of the beginning? Analysis
As Syria's tragedy deepens, Franco Galdini argues that, far from signalling the end of the violence, a collapse of the government could presage the eruption of fullscale civil war.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, July 16, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Special Report">The Academy of Latinity: For a new humanism Special Report
Santiago Zabala reports from the Beijing conference of the Academy of Latinity. In a global era when humanity seems to have lost its self-esteem, Zabala writes, the call for a new humanism capable of facing existential annihilation is not only necessary but also urgent.
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.
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.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 19, 2012 0:00 - 7 Comments
Comment">Do Israelis Teach Their Children To Hate? Comment
Last week's revelation that an official Israeli civics exam instructed Jewish girls not to 'hang around with Arabs' is part of a long-running, systemic pattern of racism and dehumanisation against the Palestinians that must be exposed and addressed, argues Ali Hocine Dimerdji.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 13, 2012 0:00 - 22 Comments
Comment">Black Gangs, White Lads: on (mis)understanding gang culture Comment
Gang culture is a phenomenon that dominates headlines and election campaigns, yet whose historical and political context is almost always absent or ignored. To address the issue, Dom Anderson argues, we must begin by understanding the critical role social structures and institutions play.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 8, 2012 20:23 - 1 Comment
Comment">Racism in football: a silence that says it all Comment
As the Euro 2012 tournament begins in the shadow of controversies over racism, Terence Elliott-Cooper argues that racism in football still doesn't receive the serious attention it deserves, whether abroad, or here in the UK.
Ceasefire Bites, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 15:43 - 3 Comments
Blog">An Oddly British Jubilee Weekend Blog
A weekend away in a quiet coastal town over the Jubilee Weekend, Adam Elliott-Cooper writes, can tell some interesting stories about the legacies of Empire
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 1, 2012 0:00 - 26 Comments
Comment">Barack Obama: an out of control psychopath with a God complex Comment
Barack Obama's ascent to the presidency four years ago was cheered by billions around the globe, hopeful for a new era of peace and justice. Alas, says Yvonne Ridley, we have been conned.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 30, 2012 15:34 - 11 Comments
Analysis">What Israel’s anti-African pogroms tell us about Zionism Analysis
A week ago, Tel Aviv's African migrant community came under a sustained mob attack, including vandalism, looting and firebombing. Robert Kazandjian, Ali Hocine Dimerdji and Samantha Asumadu argue that these events, and their aftermath, provide further evidence of the inherently racist nature of political Zionism.
