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New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays - Sunday, April 13, 2014 16:12 - 2 Comments
Photo Essay">This Hidden Hell: A Walk in Yarl’s Wood Photo Essay
Setting out for a walk in Yarl's Wood on a fine winter's day, Jake Stanning expected a pleasant English countryside experience. Instead, he found Yarl's Wood detention centre: a prison where vulnerable men, women and children are detained for years without trial. How is such a place possible? He asks.
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.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, April 4, 2014 21:40 - 17 Comments
Politics">Narendra Modi and the Indian election: Why the corporates love a fascist Politics
With India's general election set to begin on Monday, the BJP is widely expected to secure victory and its controversial leader, Narendra Modi, to become the country's next prime minister. Amrit Wilson reports.
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.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 2, 2014 12:01 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Alain Badiou: Ontology and Structuralism An A to Z of Theory
Alain Badiou is one of the best-known French critical theorists today. In the first installment of a ten-part series on the French thinker, Andrew Robinson examines the basic underpinnings of Badiou's philosophy, crucial for making sense of his political claims. Robinson also examines how this philosophy can be traced back to the tradition of structuralist Marxism.
Arts & Culture, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 1, 2014 15:43 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Interview | Drifa Mezenner: “I lived in the absence twice” Arts & Culture
In her debut feature, “j’ai habité l’absence deux fois”, Algerian filmmaker Drifa Mezenner captures in words and images the emotional aftermath of separation and civil war. She talks to Ceasefire's Rachida M Lamri about the absence and emptiness reverberating through the lives of Algerian youth, a story told through her own experience and that of her family.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, March 31, 2014 19:34 - 13 Comments
Special Report">Western Sahara: It is time for MINURSO to add human rights to its mandate Special Report
After years of occupation and a decades-long wait for a self-determination referendum, it is time for the UN peacekeeping force in the Western Sahara, whose mandate is up for renewal this April, to add human rights monitoring to its remit, argues Khalil Asmar.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, March 22, 2014 21:25 - 5 Comments
Politics">In praise of Ross Longhurst: 72-year-old imprisoned for anti-austerity action Politics
Ten days ago, Ross Longhurst, a 72-year-old Nottingham resident and activist, was sentenced to 28 days in prison for his principled refusal to pay council tax in protest against the austerity agenda of both the coalition government and the local Labour council. His brave action should be saluted, argues Steven Mahatma.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, March 19, 2014 15:07 - 2 Comments
Analysis">Scottish Independence: Why progressives across the UK must support the Yes campaign Analysis
James Foley and Pete Ramand, authors of the new book Yes: The Radical Case for Scottish Independence, argue that Scotland's constitutional future is a matter that should be taken seriously by progressives everywhere, and that the break-up of the UK state will benefit us all.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, March 13, 2014 15:28 - 6 Comments
Comment">From Ukraine to Venezuela, the West is turning popular revolutions into pretexts for intervention Comment
As much of the liberal left is swept up in the protests in Ukraine and Venezuela, Tanzil Chowdhury and George Waterhouse look at Western attempts to use revolutions to further imperial interests.
