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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 27, 2014 17:11 - 44 Comments
Comment">“You know what is happening”: Letter to an Israeli friend Comment
When Akkas Al-Ali's Israeli friend accused him of "siding with terrorists" in Gaza, he decided to write the following letter in response.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, July 20, 2014 16:48 - 23 Comments
Analysis">Israel’s attack on Gaza is the culmination of 66 years of settler-colonialism Analysis
Israel claims its latest onslaught against the population of Gaza is a response to Hamas rocket-fire, targeted at "terrorists" and motivated to "restore quiet." However, an analysis of the IDF's public relations points and war doctrines as well as the historical context of the events, shows the root cause of the crisis to be Israel's decades-long programme of violent settler colonialism.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, July 19, 2014 19:16 - 12 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Neoliberalism, Higher Education and Sanaz Raji’s Struggle for Justice An A to Z of Theory
Amrit Wilson reports on the extraordinary case of Sanaz Raji, a tale of persecution and injustice that has highlighted the deep-set and dark prejudices at the heart of British higher education.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, June 9, 2014 20:58 - 2 Comments
Comment">‘Nobody listened to me’: Blair’s dismissal of the anti-war movement has fuelled violent extremism Comment
More than a decade on since the February 15 2003 protests, it is time to acknowledge that the UK government's refusal to heed the calls of the anti-war movement might have been directly responsible for fuelling violent extremism in the UK, Ian Sinclair argues.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 21, 2014 13:49 - 6 Comments
Comment">However well-meaning, the ‘Live Below The Line’ campaign is spurious and patronising Comment
The 'Live Below The Line' campaign, ostensibly aimed at highlighting the plight of the poor, seems to have turned into yet another conduit for putting people who are already privileged in the limelight, argues Maya Oppenheim.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 15, 2014 0:00 - 12 Comments
Special Report">Human Rights in Bahrain: It’s time to hold the British Establishment to account Special Report
This weekend, the Bahraini King is attending the Royal Windsor Horse Show while Prince Andrew is due to open a Bahraini-sponsored exhibition. This is the latest episode in Britain's ongoing betrayal of the Bahraini people, argues Alastair Sloan.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 6, 2014 16:32 - 2 Comments
Idea">Geographies of Resistance: Neoliberal Violence and Crisis Idea
Following a recent student-organised conference at Oxford University, Amber Murrey reports on the event and situates its discussions within the global longue durée of capitalism's rise.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:59 - 4 Comments
Ideas">Austerity in the UK: The Ideology of ‘Public Opinion’ Ideas
Richard Seymour, author of the recently released 'Against Austerity', examines the ideological and political mechanisms through which a politics of austerity can gain the consent not just of the elites but of the majority of the public.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 7, 2014 0:00 - 5 Comments
Arts & Culture">A Mirror into our World: The radical politics of ‘Game of Thrones’ Arts & Culture
In the lead-up to the premiere tonight of the fourth season of 'Game of Thrones', Tony McKenna argues for a radical political interpretation of the international hit series.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 3, 2014 11:01 - 0 Comments
Ideas">Anarchist without Adjectives: Why Rudolf Rocker still matters Ideas
On the occasion of the release of a new edition of Rudolf Rocker's classic, 'Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism', Donnacha DeLong revisits some of Rocker's most important contributions to trade union history in the UK.
