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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 20, 2018 13:47 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Gaza’s wake-up, unifying call: Reflections on The Great Return March Analysis
Despite Israel's systemic, brutal attempts to repress it, the Great March of Return in Gaza, entering its fourth week today, marks a significant moment in the history of Palestinian resistance, and has re-centered the Right of Return at the heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, writes Mohammed Sulaiman.
Columns, Ideas, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 18, 2018 16:12 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Hakim Bey: Capitalism, the State, and the Spectacle An A to Z of Theory
In the latest essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson examines Bey's theory of capitalism, his critique of 'cop culture' and his comments on American global hegemony; and provides an analysis of Bey's view of the dominant system.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 4, 2018 13:10 - 1 Comment
Essay">We Are Here Because You Were With Us: Remembering A. Sivanandan (1923–2018) Essay
A. Sivanandan, who passed away last month, was one of Britain's foremost and most influential thinkers on race, class and power. Virou Srilangarajah pays tribute to a remarkable life, and a towering intellectual and political legacy.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 2, 2018 12:19 - 1 Comment
Comment">How to destroy a life: On one deportation among many Comment
Late on Wednesday evening, a charter flight took off, under cover of darkness, from an unknown location in the south of England, heading for Nigeria and Ghana. This did not make the news, but it transformed the lives of hundreds of people forever. Luke De Noronha — whose friend was on the plane — shares his personal reflections.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, December 11, 2017 20:43 - 0 Comments
Analysis">‘Greater Jerusalem’ and beyond: The Netanyahu-Trump Doctrine is Under Way Analysis
Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem signals a key shift in US Mid-East policy — from decades of rhetorical pretense to full and explicit alignment with the Netanyahu agenda.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, December 6, 2017 18:15 - 0 Comments
Politics">Susiya: Israel expands plans to demolish almost half of Palestinian village Politics
Two weeks ago, Israel announced a plan to demolish 20 buildings in the West Bank village of Susiya, a fifth of the village. Today, the villagers were handed a document and map showing almost half their village is set to be demolished. If enacted, this demolition will constitute a violation of the most basic human rights of the people of Susiya as well as their most basic humanitarian needs for shelter.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, December 1, 2017 12:00 - 0 Comments
Politics">New documents reveal GCHQ tried to undermine the independence of its own regulator Politics
Shocking new evidence has emerged of GCHQ's attempts to avoid independent scrutiny of its deeply intrusive surveillance activities. Once again, it has embarrassed itself publicly in trying to avoid public embarrassment, writes Privacy International's Millie Graham Wood.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 25, 2017 0:00 - 0 Comments
Analysis">“When I’m down again, there will be nothing for me”: The Government’s Unseen War on Migrant Health Analysis
New NHS regulations regarding charging migrants for health care have recently come into force. Beyond the headlines about cracking down on health tourism, denial of treatment and the imposition of debts are making vulnerable migrants lives a misery.
Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 14, 2017 17:21 - 0 Comments
Politics">Victory for anti-racism campaigners as Nigel Farage withdraws false claims about HOPE not hate Politics
Following legal action by HOPE not hate, right-wing politician Nigel Farage has withdrawn claims that Britain's largest anti-racism organisation pursued "violent and undemocratic means".
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 3, 2017 17:41 - 0 Comments
Ideas">Place and Prejudice: On Liverpool, Hillsborough and Territorial Stigma Ideas
How was it possible for our institutional and collective reactions to Hillsborough to be drowned-out so easily, and for so long, by victim-blaming? A report released this week on the lessons of the disaster offers a timely reminder of the damaging effects of place-based stigma and stereotypes, writes Alice Butler.
