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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:41 - 25 Comments
Analysis">The Four Big Lies of Palestine-Israel Media Coverage Analysis
In the aftermath of Israel's latest attack on Gaza, we republish a major essay from our 2009 print issue by James Turner, in which he identifies the "Four Big Lies" that shape Media coverage - and even scholarly analysis - of the situation in Israel and Palestine.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, November 16, 2012 23:59 - 3 Comments
Comment">Protesting “Pillar of Cloud” in Tel Aviv Comment
Jon Simons reports from Tel Aviv on the reaction within Israel to the country's current assault on Gaza, and what it could mean for the future of the Israeli peace movement.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, November 10, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments
Analysis">A future in the balance: why the G8 must be stopped Analysis
As Britain prepares to host next year's G8 summit, grassroots movements are stepping up their opposition. Elliot Murphy argues the capitalist orthodoxies enshrined by the world's richest countries are unsustainable and unethical.
New in Ceasefire, Reflections - Friday, November 9, 2012 20:28 - 0 Comments
Reflections">The Cultural Struggle Continues: Writing the Arab Spring Reflections
In his latest column, Professor Roger Bromley reflects on the role of Arab writers and artists -from Egypt, Palestine, Syria and beyond - in the political upheavals raging across the region.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 8, 2012 6:27 - 2 Comments
Books">Review | The State of Islam: Culture and Cold War Politics in Pakistan Books
Media representations of Pakistan often portray it as a backward country fuelled by religious extremism. But, as Saadia Toor shows in her insightful new book, reviewed for Ceasefire by Shozab Raza, the complex history of the Left in Pakistan offers a much more compelling explanation for the country's current predicament - and gives some clues with regard to its future.
Arts & Culture, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Music">The Coup: Interview and Performance [Video] Music
After more than two decades at the forefront of political Hip Hop, The Coup's first UK tour has seen them deliver memorable performances. Ceasefire interview frontman Boots Riley and review the band's first ever London gig.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, November 5, 2012 15:16 - 9 Comments
Analysis">The Selling of a Massacre: Media Complicity in Marikana Repression Analysis
In his latest piece, Ben Fogel provides an analysis of the South African media's complicity in uncritically reproducing narratives of the Marikana massacre that both removed the agency of workers and sought to justify state repression.
Arts & Culture, Music & Dance, New in Ceasefire, Theatre - Thursday, November 1, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Arts & Culture">Unto The Breach: Can Shakespeare Help us Unravel the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict? Arts & Culture
Next week sees the UK premiere of Unto the Breach, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V by Al Zayotuna, Europe's most renowned Palestinian theatre and dance company. Ahmed Masoud and Souraya Qabbani explore the parallels and paradoxes behind the production.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, October 31, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Event">Up the Anti: How can we reclaim the future? Event
On Dec 1, Ceasefire will join a wide range of radical media and political collectives in hosting 'Up the Anti', a one day conference on how a viable alternative to the current political and economic system can be made possible. Author and activist Simon Hardy, one of the conference organisers, explains why this event could prove more necessary and decisive than ever.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 1:43 - 0 Comments
Analysis">Why was the TUC demonstration a failure? Analysis
The TUC demonstration on October 20 illustrated the strength of public opposition to austerity and sent a strong message to politicians. Or did it? Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, argues that the demonstration was largely a failure, rooted in the trade unions' timid approach to the destruction of Britain's welfare state. "The union leadership has let its members, working people and the wider public down."
