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New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Saturday, June 11, 2011 0:10 - 9 Comments
The Anti-Imperialist The Whitewash of Black Beauty
A few days ago, Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics announced, to the consternation and shock of many, that women of African descent are less attractive than women from other ethnic groups. Ceasefire associate editor Adam Elliott-Cooper interviewed two Black Feminist activists to discuss the Kanazawa furore and develop an understanding of our racialised perceptions of beauty.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 19, 2010 7:56 - 2 Comments
In Theory Think different: Think local
In this week's 'In Theory' column, political theorist Andrew Robinson looks at the concept of local and indigenous knowledge. As Robinson argues, the West, in all its modern technological glory, might not be as 'knowledgeable' as it think it is.
Devil's Advocate, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, November 11, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Devil’s Advocate Ideology: another form of blindness?
Do you have a worldview? does it have a name? Is it socialism? Anarchism? Conservatism? Well, as Omer Ali argues, in a new 'Devil's Advocate' column, it's not that some ideologies are better than others, but that ideology itself, by definition, is a form of unreason.
New in Ceasefire, The Ceasefire Sessions - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:00 - 1 Comment
Ceasefire Magazine presents: Michael Albert
Ceasefire is very pleased to be hosting the legendary Michael Albert’s 2-day visit to Nottingham. Albert is a writer, activist, author of ‘parecon: life after capitalism’ and co-founder of ZNET, one of the world's greatest alternative media organisations.
Columns, Devil's Advocate, Features - Thursday, September 2, 2010 22:17 - 7 Comments
Devil’s Advocate: In defence of Tesco
In yesterday's 'Domestic Extremist' column, Mikhail goldman launched a vigorous attack on the increasingly ubiquitous dominance of the Tesco "empire". In this week's Devil's Advocate column, Omer Ali offers a thoughtful and solid attempt at counter-argument. For all their charmlessness, he argues, Supermarkets are in fact better for (almost) everyone, including the environment.
