New in Ceasefire
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 30, 2012 15:03 - 4 Comments
Comment">After Marikana: Black life is still worth nothing in South Africa Comment
Ben Fogel considers the context and repercussions of the Maricana massacre, in the wake of the extraordinary decision this week by the South African authorities to charge surviving miners for the murder of their colleagues by police.
Contours of Control, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 19:26 - 2 Comments
Contours of control">Against the Cyborg Gaze: On Forward Intelligence Teams Contours of control
Amidst the ostentatious Olympic militarisation of the capital, a more subtle and insidious dynamic of power, repression and resistance inheres in the exchange of surveillant gazes. Alan More reflects on Forward Intelligence Teams.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 24, 2012 12:32 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Jean Baudrillard: From Revolution to Implosion An A to Z of Theory
Ceasefire columnist Andrew Robinson begins an exploration of what Baudrillard's critique of capitalism has to say about political resistance, and explains why Baudrillard thinks that revolution is now impossible.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire, Unknown Spins - Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:24 - 1 Comment
Unknown Spins">She Travels The Spaceways: An Interview with Stellar Om Source Unknown Spins
In his latest column, Andrew Fleming speaks to Stellar Om Source's Christine Gualdi, a rare female voice in the world of underground dance and electronic music.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 13:10 - 16 Comments
Notes from the Margins">Israel’s Extreme Tourism: War and Occupation for Fun and Profit Notes from the Margins
In recent years a number of Israeli companies, many of them staffed by former soldiers, have attempted to promote Israel as a destination for extreme tourism with a military component. Matt Carr looks at the phenomenon and considers the overlap between entertainment, voyeurism and propaganda that has transformed Israel into a military themepark.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:09 - 1 Comment
Analysis">The Meles Zenawi Mystery: Has anyone seen Ethiopia’s Prime Minister? Analysis
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's leader for the post two decades, has not appeared in public since June, fuelling rumours that he is dead or facing a life-threatening illness. Graham Peebles reports.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, August 13, 2012 16:33 - 1 Comment
Special Report">NHS South West Pay Consortium – Pay cuts by stealth Special Report
UNISON, the UK’s public services trade union, is up in arms against the newly formed South West NHS Pay Consortium, a ‘cartel’ that has been secretly working on a pay cuts agenda for months. Robin Whitlock reports.
New in Ceasefire - Saturday, August 11, 2012 19:36 - 1 Comment
Comment">London2012: Secure Olympics, Policed Communities Comment
Adam Elliott-Cooper reports on how, while the British state has gone to great lengths to ensure the safety and comfort of London 2012 Olympics tourists, the surrounding local communities have been seeing a very different face of the state and its agents during the course of the games.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 10, 2012 0:00 - 33 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Jean Baudrillard: Hyperreality and Implosion An A to Z of Theory
All is not well in the world of the capitalist code. In the latest essay of his series on Jean Baudrillard, Andrew Robinson explores the French thinker's account of the crisis of contemporary capitalism, through three related concepts: hyperreality, fascination and implosion. Robinson shows how, in this theory, too much effectiveness can be counterproductive.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, August 3, 2012 17:34 - 2 Comments
Analysis">Civil war in Syria: The end of the beginning? Analysis
As Syria's tragedy deepens, Franco Galdini argues that, far from signalling the end of the violence, a collapse of the government could presage the eruption of fullscale civil war.
