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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:31 - 2 Comments
Politics">El Salvador: 30 Years after El Mozote Politics
Thirty years ago this week, almost 400 men, women and children from the El Salvador town of El Mozote were brutally tortured, raped and killed by US-trained governmental units who then burned their bodies and houses. As the country unites in remembrance, Sebastião Martins reflects on the historical legacy of the event.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 9, 2011 8:00 - 9 Comments
Comment">The Arab Spring: A Palestinian Perspective Comment
In the fourth instalment of our series of Arab reflections on the regional uprisings, award-winning Palestinian author and playwright Ahmed Masoud explores the impact of the Arab Spring on the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Saturday, December 3, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
The People in Between">Ecuador: Cake with Criminals The People in Between
In the latest of his travel essays for Ceasefire, Jason Smith recounts his lunchtime conversations with convicted drug smugglers inside a Quito prison.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 1, 2011 9:22 - 0 Comments
Comment">On Freedom and Imperialism: the Arab Spring and the Responsibility of Intellectuals Comment
In the second of our series of reflections on the Arab revolutions. Acclaimed journalist and author Ramzy Baroud argues the Arab Spring is creating an intellectual divide that threatens any sensible understanding of the turmoil engulfing several Arab countries.
Ceasefire Bites, Ideas - Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:24 - 1 Comment
Blog">200 words the Sun doesn’t want you to read Blog
Yesterday the Sun asked the TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber to write 200 words setting out the case for the day of action, but they're nowhere to be seen in today's paper.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:13 - 11 Comments
Comment">In bed with the Enemy’s Enemy: on the hypocrisy of the authoritarian Left Comment
In an impassioned polemic, Donnacha DeLong denounces the "gross hypocrisy" of the unconditional support some on the Western Left have shown Arab dictators against their own people.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, November 19, 2011 17:31 - 1 Comment
Special Report">From OWS to St Paul’s: The One Percent Panic Special Report
Stefan Simanowitz, reporting from OWS and Occupy LSX, argues the authorities' determination to dismantle both protest camps is indication of the very success of the Occupy Movements.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 18, 2011 22:28 - 0 Comments
Blog">With or without an account, Facebook will be tracking you Blog
Disturbing reports today reveal that Facebook keeps track of where millions go on the Web after visiting a Facebook web page, whether they are FB members or not.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 18, 2011 20:57 - 0 Comments
Video Blog">Retired police chief arrested at OWS after calling fellow officers ‘obnoxious, arrogant and ignorant’ Video Blog
The rolling circus of perpetual own-goals that is the NYPD's crackdown on Occupy Wall Street is the gift that keeps on giving.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 18, 2011 2:37 - 5 Comments
Comment">Democracy and Process: The Real Power of Occupy LSX Comment
Writing from Occupy LSX, Ian Chamberlain argues the real power of the movement is the new world of possibilities it has created, built on consensus, cooperation and a rejection of the corporate-guided, party-political approach that has dominated the country for generations.
