Politics
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 7, 2010 4:25 - 2 Comments
Special Report – N. Korea: The kid who would be king
A few days ago, an obscure 27-year old was announced as the soon-to-be leader of North Korea, the country with the fourth largest army in the world. A succession process shrouded in mystery and speculation has left many asking whether the regime will be able to survive. In an exclusive special report, Peter Ward, Ceasefire's Korea correspondent, shows that however decried and derided the regime might be publicly, Western governments are tacitly hoping for its survival.
New in Ceasefire, Politics, South of The Border - Monday, October 4, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
South of The Border: The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Correa fights back in Ecuador, Presidential elections in Brazil, Chavez retains a majority, and US crimes in Guatemala exposed. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
Politics, Stateside - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 0:00 - 4 Comments
The fight for public education in California
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg, the Billionaire founder of Facebook, announced a $100million dollar donation to Newark’s crumbling public education sector. Much of the media attention has focused on how this coincided with the release of The Social Network, a biopic casting Zuckerberg in a negative light. However, the much larger and more pressing issue was ignored: that of why the US public school system is so desperately reliant on private donations in the first place. Ceasefire's US correspondent Humza Tahir reports.
Politics, South of The Border - Monday, September 27, 2010 0:00 - 2 Comments
South of The Border: The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Brazil's bails out its oil company, Mexican mayors escape to the US, rising insecurity in Argentina and much more. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.
CounterSpin, Politics - Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:15 - 3 Comments
CounterSpin – Unnatural Selection: It’s only news when we say it is.
You probably know that a woman threw a cat in a bin in Coventry this month. You probably don't know that 75 people have been killed in Pakistan by US drones this month. This isn't anything to do with you or your interest in current affairs. As Musab Younis shows in this week's CounterSpin column, the importance of a news story has almost no bearing on the coverage it receives.
Irish Times, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, September 22, 2010 19:26 - 1 Comment
Irish Times: A monthly round-up
Following an eventful couple of weeks in Northern Ireland, our Political Editor, Omayr Ghani, provides a round-up of events in this month's 'Irish Times' column.
Politics, South of The Border - Monday, September 20, 2010 3:21 - 6 Comments
South of The Border – The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: Trouble on the Colombia-Ecuador border, Journalists get caught up in Mexico's drug war, Chile's trapped miners continue to wait for freedom and much more. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border...
Devil's Advocate, Politics - Thursday, September 16, 2010 15:10 - 3 Comments
When Republicans and Ayatollahs agree: On the politics of Qur’an burnings and “The Ground Zero Mosque”
In his new 'Devil's Advocate' Column, Omer Ali examines the international storm over the so called "Ground Zero Mosque" and finds the usual mix of ubriddled bigotry and cynical manipulation.
Columns, Diary of a Domestic Extremist, Politics - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 0:30 - 2 Comments
Morrissey, the privileged and the ‘Subspecies’ of Neoliberalism
Morrissey's outburst in Saturday's Guardian, calling the Chinese a "subspecies", provoked acres of outraged newsprint. And yet, as Mikhail Goldman argues in this week's diary, whilst many of us in countries like the UK may not consciously agree with the idea, we certainly end up benefiting from the very treatment of the Chinese and other Asians, Africans, Latin Americans and East Europeans as "subspecies". Our hypocritical outrage, Goldman points out, is no less outrageous.
South of The Border - Monday, September 13, 2010 16:01 - 0 Comments
South of The Border: The view from Latin America
In the news this week in Latin America: The UN praises Chavez, Castro says he's been misquoted, Mexico's drug wars escalate further and much more. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border...
