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New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, September 24, 2011 14:33 - 3 Comments
Analysis">Palestine’s “bad peace” Analysis
Ceasefire's Sebastião Martins looks at the curious attempt, notably by Israel and the US, to label the Palestinian UN Statehood bid as a 'Bad Peace'. A look at the facts, he argues, shows the only peace they will ever consider "good" is one that keeps the Palestinians in their shackles.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 23, 2011 12:57 - 22 Comments
An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes and Semiotics
Roland Barthes was one of the major theorists of culture of the twentieth century. In the first of a six-essay series, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's approach to semiotics.
Letters from Brussels, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, September 22, 2011 13:00 - 0 Comments
Letters from Brussels Welcome to Europe! (Go Away!)
In her latest column, Ceasefire's European correspondent, Emily Macintosh, reports on the desperate plight of migrants in Belgium, and argues this is yet another example of shameful, hypocritical EU immigration policies.
New in Ceasefire, Paul Guest's Musical Notes - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 15:05 - 1 Comment
Opera – An unusual venue: The Yard, Hackney
Hackney is an area I’ve always been interested in, East London has become a hub for new ways of presenting opera with Go Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata in a warehouse and then Vignette Production’s updated La Boheme, in the Village Underground- a regular rave venue. Last night I took my first trip of […]New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 13:00 - 2 Comments
Analysis ‘Waking sleeping lions’: Fascism and the English Defence League
In the wake of the movement's rise to prominence, Malte Ringer takes a look at the ideological anatomy of the English Defence League.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 14:40 - 0 Comments
Opera The Passenger, UK Premiere (ENO)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's classical and opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on the UK premiere of The Passenger at the English National Opera.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, Special Reports - Tuesday, September 20, 2011 13:34 - 3 Comments
Special Report The Real Housing Crisis in Israel
In the second of her powerful eyewitness reports, Ceasefire correspondent Teodora Todorova looks at Israel's assaults on the housing rights of its own Arab citizens.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, September 19, 2011 14:58 - 0 Comments
Politics">The ‘other’ 9/11 Politics
As the US marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Chileans commemorated their own similarly-dated tragedy: Pinochet's CIA-assisted 1973 coup against president Salvador Allende. Ceasefire's Sebastião Martins reflects on the meaning of the 'other' 9/11.
New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Monday, September 19, 2011 12:45 - 1 Comment
The People in Between ‘This is Kurdistan, not Iraq’
In the second of his ongoing series of travel essays for Ceasefire, Jason Smith recounts his short but unforgettable trip across Iraqi Kurdistan.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, September 18, 2011 14:44 - 5 Comments
The Anti Imperialist The UK Riots: Advertising as a form of violence
In the second of his columns on the political significance of the riots. Ceasefire Associate Editor, Adam Elliott Cooper, tackles the toxic alliance between youth culture, rampant consumerism and corporate interests.
