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New in Ceasefire, Sister Outsider - Sunday, May 6, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments
Sister Outsider">The Politics of Misrecognition: on Mona Eltahawy’s ‘Why Do They Hate Us’ Sister Outsider
In her first column for Ceasefire, Hana Riaz responds to 'Why Do They Hate Us", the controversial piece published last week by Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 5, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Comment">Rupert Murdoch and his amazing dog-whistle Comment
When testifying last week before the Leveson inquiry into media ethics, Rupert Murdoch insisted he had never used his media outlets to exert political influence. Donnacha DeLong, president of the National Union of Journalists, begs to differ.
Blogs, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 6:49 - 4 Comments
Blog">Zainab Al-Khawaja: how one woman stood up to Bahrain’s rulers Blog
Unable to keep her silent, the Bahraini regime has detained Zainab Al-Khawaja for the past ten days. Will it get away with it?
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Jean Baudrillard: from production to reproduction An A to Z of Theory
In this week's column, political theorist Andrew Robinson examines the importance of reproduction in Jean Baudrillard's theory of capitalism.
New in Ceasefire, Quebec Chronicles, Special Reports - Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:00 - 12 Comments
Quebec Chronicles">A Maple Spring? Quebec Chronicles
In the first of her reports from Quebec, Jane Gatensby provides a compelling account of the largest student movement you've never heard of: Quebec's Carrés Rouges.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins, Olympics Watch - Wednesday, May 2, 2012 18:34 - 4 Comments
Notes from the Margins">Let the Games begin: London’s Dystopian Olympics Notes from the Margins
The official slogan of the London Olympics is to ‘inspire a generation’. But it is difficult to imagine who can be inspired by this dystopian marriage of corporate profiteering and a paranoid and overwheening national-security complex, argues Matt Carr in his latest column.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, May 1, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report">Ireland: No more a Teflon Taoiseach Special Report
In the second of her reports from Ireland, Ceasefire's Lily Murphy revisits the spectacular fall into disgrace of former PM Bernie Ahern in the wake of last month's Mahon tribunal corruption report.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 30, 2012 16:18 - 9 Comments
Comment">Why I started ‘cc all your e-mails to Theresa May’ day Comment
Appalled at the UK government's plans to monitor our every text, phone call and email, Eric Finch decided to act by launching "National 'cc all your e-mails to Theresa May Day" due to take place on Tuesday, May 1st. He explains why he did it, and why we should all join him.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire, Unknown Spins - Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:15 - 0 Comments
Unknown Spins">Lost in the Humming Air: An interview with Harold Budd Unknown Spins
For his latest column, Andrew Fleming talks to Harold Budd, composer and ambient music pioneer, still going strong in his seventy-sixth year.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Saturday, April 28, 2012 0:00 - 1 Comment
Special Report">Austerity cuts: the coalition’s shameful assault on the disabled Special Report
With the UK government cutting vital benefits for disabled people, Jonathan Benett investigates what the new policies mean for those accessing services on the ground
