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Columns, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 3, 2018 12:40 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Hakim Bey: Alienation and The State An A to Z of Theory
In the fourth essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson explores Bey's view of the dominant system as a 'Spectacle', the theory of alienation, and the history and contemporary forms of the state.
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.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins, Politics - Monday, December 18, 2017 22:30 - 0 Comments
Comment">Waiting for the Barbarian: We can’t allow Trump’s UK visit to distract us from our own shameful treatment of migrants Comment
It's important to Stop Trump, but we must also stand with and for migrants here in the UK, writes Matt Carr.
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.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, December 8, 2017 15:50 - 0 Comments
Comment">Occupation, Dispossession, Apartheid: These are the realities unmasked by Trump’s Jerusalem speech Comment
The essential message Trump wanted to deliver to the world was that it was time to accept reality. It is indeed, but not in the way he suggests, writes Ben Jamal.
Columns, In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 7, 2017 15:05 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Hakim Bey: Chaos, altered consciousness, and peak experiences An A to Z of Theory
In the third essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson explores the role of peak experience and altered consciousness in ontological anarchism. He examines how immediacy can provide a basis for resistance to alienation, explores Bey's ethical theories, and looks at whether social life is still possible if outer order is rejected.
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.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, November 30, 2017 12:00 - 0 Comments
Comment">How many more Yemenis must die before Theresa May stops putting profits before lives? Comment
After a thousand days of air strikes, and with millions of Yemeni lives under threat, Theresa May's government still won't do the right thing and stop UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, November 26, 2017 0:00 - 1 Comment
Books">Shy Radicals: The Antisystemic Politics of the Militant Introvert, by Hamja Ahsan Books
Shy Radicals by Hamja Ahsan is a quietly hilarious demolition of late capitalism’s invasion of our senses, time and privacy, writes Rachel Seoighe in her review.
