Editor’s Desk
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, August 3, 2020 10:21 - 0 Comments
Comment | How did we arrive here? On the Anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the Rabaa Massacre, which signalled the end of Egypt’s once promising democratic project. While the military’s role in the revolution’s defeat is clear, Egypt’s liberal and leftist forces must examine their own complicities and failures, writes Hesham Shafick.
Editor's Desk, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, July 22, 2020 16:38 - 1 Comment
Analysis | Strained Solidarities: On (re)building a mass anti-racist movement in Britain
Anti-racist activists in the UK must eschew stale debates over terminology and representation, and instead focus on building a movement rooted in structural knowledge and powered by cross-communal solidarity, write Ilyas Nagdee and Azfar Shafi.
Editor's Desk, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, June 29, 2020 14:10 - 2 Comments
Ideas | ‘Counter-Terrorism’ is a dangerous myth, it is high time we abolished it
At a moment when demands for police and prison abolition have travelled from the radical fringes into mainstream prominence, the radical social transformation that we seek requires nothing less than the abolition of the category of ‘terrorism’ altogether and the dismantling of the global counter-terrorism infrastructure, writes Eda Seyhan.
Editor's Desk, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 10, 2020 15:21 - 2 Comments
Ideas | Making It Count: Resisting the Authority of Ignorance
We are governed by pathological liars, buffoons, and brutish aristocrats, yet they keep getting away with it. Just what will it take to make the truth count and hold them accountable? Asks Sita Balani.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, July 29, 2019 8:27 - 1 Comment
Interview | Yanis Varoufakis: “Never before have we had so much money, yet so little investment in what humanity needs”
Yanis Varoufakis talks to Ceasefire's Laura Siegler about building a transnational movement to tackle climate change, the ongoing crisis of capitalism, and his return to Greek politics.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, July 4, 2019 13:55 - 0 Comments
Tribute | Our Simon. Rest in Power.
"His death is a massive loss, not only to his family, his friends and comrades, but to all those fighting for a fairer society, not just in Britain but beyond". Pablo Navarrete pays tribute to fellow film-maker Simon Baker who passed away earlier this week.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 26, 2018 11:01 - 1 Comment
Comment | ‘He could not breathe’: Remembering Jimmy Mubenga, eight years on
In October 2010, Jimmy Mubenga, a 46-year-old father of five, died on a British Airways plane at Heathrow after being restrained violently by G4S guards. Eight years on, his death continues to speak volumes about structural injustice, institutional racism, and state and corporate impunity.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, March 21, 2018 13:27 - 0 Comments
Comment | ‘We are not animals. We are human beings’: Why we went on hunger strike at Yarl’s Wood and why our struggle continues
Today, detainees at the Yarl's Wood immigration detention centre ended their month-long hunger strike. In a powerful essay, one of the detainees explains why they went on hunger strike, and why their #HungerForFreedom actions will continue.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 7:47 - 1 Comment
Interview | Lowkey: On Militarism, Foreign Policy and the Arms Trade [VIDEO]
After a long hiatus, one of the UK's most celebrated political artists, Lowkey, has returned with new music and a UK tour. His forthcoming video, "Lords of War", deals with the issue of drone warfare and the arms trade. He talks to Tom Barns about foreign policy, austerity and militarism.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, January 17, 2017 0:00 - 0 Comments
Ideas | “Writing of a sort that wasn’t supposed to exist anymore”: Mark Fisher Remembered (1968 – 2017)
Owen Hatherley remembers Mark Fisher, the radical writer, and friend, who has recently passed away.
