Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, December 22, 2012 18:37 - 17 Comments
Comment">This humiliation must end: stop deporting people like me to our deaths Comment
Currently threatened with deportation to Nigeria, campaigner Luqman Onikosi is chronically ill and needs to remain in the UK to receive life-saving treatment. That migrants like him are forced to prove their right to life, he writes, is humiliating and inhumane.
New in Ceasefire, Notes from the Margins - Friday, December 14, 2012 21:54 - 4 Comments
Notes from the Margins">Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffiths and today’s Far-Right Imagination Notes from the Margins
In his latest column, Matt Carr looks at the contemporary resonance of D.W. Griffiths' racist epic The Birth of a Nation.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Comment">At this week’s UN Conference, the stakes for the future of the Internet couldn’t be higher Comment
The UN's World Conference on International Telecommunications, which opened in Dubai on Monday, includes proposals aimed at greater control over the Internet by national governments. The implications for democracy, free speech and development in the Global South would be dire, argues Yassir Karooka.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, December 6, 2012 0:00 - 16 Comments
Analysis">Unpicking the narratives: only by rejecting patriarchy and imperialism can we end war Analysis
In a world ravaged by violent oppression and conflict, Sofia Mason argues that only a defeat of both Imperialism and Patriarchy, by unmasking the narratives that justify them and organising our communities, can end global capitalism's logic of perpetual war.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, December 4, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments
Comment">After the vote: Eight questions about Palestine Comment
On Thursday, the UN's General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for Palestine to join its ranks as an observer state. Although this victory is likely to change little to the Palestinians' daily reality of occupation, blockade and dispossession, Chris Doyle argues it raises a number of important and urgent questions.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 16:27 - 1 Comment
Comment">John Bird: Poverty is not a failure of capitalism, but its backbone Comment
In the two decades since he founded The Big Issue, John Bird has become a major voice on social and political issues. In an exclusive piece for Ceasefire, he articulates the overriding theme of his new book, The Necessity of Poverty, and argues radical change means moving beyond protest, and toward a new collectivism.
Blogs, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, November 26, 2012 15:02 - 0 Comments
Blog">A Meeting of Minds: Daniel Craig jets into Camp Bastion Blog
Last weekend, James Bond star Daniel Craig paid a visit to British troops stationed at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan, the latest example of leading lights from the cultural world paying homage to “our brave boys” as they ride roughshod over the dignity of the people of Afghanistan, argues Peter Warren.
Blogs, Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, November 23, 2012 0:00 - 3 Comments
Blog">A moral course: Alan Dershowitz defends targeted assassinations Blog
Alan Dershowitz's latest attempt to bring his usual “proportionality” to a farcical New York Times “debate” on extra-judicial killings leaves Peter Warren unimpressed.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 0:00 - 5 Comments
Comment">When the Sun Goes Out: Death in Gaza Comment
Tom Walton says Israel's brutal assault on Gaza is a criminal act that brings shame on Western complicity and support.
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.
