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In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 25, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
An A-Z of theory Althusser (part II)
In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson introduces a new entry in his "A to Z of theory". This week: the second and final part on the French theorist Louis Althusser.
New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Sunday, February 20, 2011 0:00 - 4 Comments
On Corporate Power Rockefeller’s Medicine Men
Is there a relationship between capitalism and healthcare? If so, what is it? In his monthly essay investigating corporate power, Ceasefire columnist Michael Barker looks at how corporations shape our public healthcare systems, with disastrous results.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 18, 2011 0:00 - 18 Comments
An A-Z of theory Althusser (part I)
In his latest 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andy Robinson introduces a new entry in his "A to Z of theory". This week: the first of two parts on the French theorist Louis Althusser.Devil's Advocate, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, February 17, 2011 15:21 - 3 Comments
Devil’s Advocate: The tuition cap increase? Hurray!
In this week's Devil's Advocate column, Omer Ali revisits the tuition fees debate. Increasing the cap on fees, he argues, is almost certainly very good news for both students and universities.
The Anti-Imperialist - Monday, January 24, 2011 0:03 - 1 Comment
The Anti-Imperialist Congo: 50 years since the death of Lumumba
This year is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the one of Congo's most important anti-colonial leaders. Since Patrice Lumumba’s untimely death, Adam Elliott-Cooper argues that Congo has seen half a century which has delivered neo-colonial riches to the west, and Africa’s first World War.
In Theory - Friday, January 21, 2011 14:29 - 4 Comments
In Theory Giorgio Agamben: destroying sovereignty
In his last column, Andrew Robinson introduced the work of Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. This week, he continues his assessment of Agamben by examining the basis for revolutionary political action and resistance to sovereignty that emerges from Agamben's work.
The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, January 9, 2011 18:58 - 4 Comments
The Anti-Imperialist South Africa: A Revolution in Progress
Since the fall of apartheid in South Africa, many of its people feel it was a revolution betrayed.
The Anti-Eviction Campaign (AEC) is a grass roots organisation in South Africa which defends citizens rights to housing, water and electricity. Adam Elliott-Cooper and Abena Agyepong caught up with Ashraf Cassiem, to learn more about their work
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, January 7, 2011 7:37 - 16 Comments
In Theory Giorgio Agamben: the state and the concentration camp
In a detailed and penetrating analysis - the first of two parts - political theorist Andrew Robinson looks at the work of the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben, who posits that states are inseparable from concentration camps, building their sovereignty on a rejection of the value of human life.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, December 19, 2010 0:00 - 2 Comments
The Anti-Imperialist South Africa: A revolution betrayed?
The South African revolution is often seen as one of the most historic events of the twentieth century, a national struggle based on an international network of solidarity that cut across racial, national and class boundaries. However, the neoliberal economic agenda pursued by the ANC has been enforcing measures that contradict the very principles of its Freedom Charter. Ceasefire Associate Editor Adam Elliott-Cooper looks at how a revolution is losing its way.
CounterSpin, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 3:48 - 42 Comments
CounterSpin Why is the press unable to report protests accurately?
"Most of those who attended the tuition fee protest last Thursday and witnessed the subsequent news coverage need little convincing that there are serious structural problems with the reporting of important events in Britain," writes Ceasefire's Deputy Editor Musab Younis, in a major analysis of the press coverage of the protest.
