economy
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Comment">Ireland: From capitalist binge to ‘austerity’ hangover Comment
Earlier this month, the Irish government announced a new set of harsh austerity plans as part of its 2012 budget. Lily Murphy argues that the country's current woes, and gloomy-looking future, can be traced directly to the folly of its 'boom years'.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Monday, December 19, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Complicit critics: the artist in the economy Arts & Culture
In the context of neoliberal, predatory, continually mutating post-Fordist capitalism, do artists have any hope of retaining a critical independence from the economy? Janine DeFeo investigates by looking at the work of Paolo Cirio and Shiraz Bayjoo.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, December 10, 2011 20:06 - 2 Comments
Books">Review: The Political Economy of Media and Power Books
John Robertson reviews 'The Political Economy of Media and Power', edited by Jeffery Klaehn, an interdisciplinary collection addressing some of the most important issues at the intersections between mass media and the politics of power.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:00 - 22 Comments
Interview">Noam Chomsky on Libya, the Arab spring, the cuts and more Interview
In an exclusive video interview, world-renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst Noam Chomsky speaks to Hicham Yezza, editor-in-chief of Ceasefire, about the financial crisis, the cuts, the Middle East, Obama and more.
Features, New in Ceasefire, The Cutting Edge - Saturday, November 6, 2010 16:00 - 6 Comments
The Cutting Edge The next crisis: “business-as-usual” will kill us all
In an exclusive new essay, the second of a monthly series, political scientist Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed argues that, despite official assurances to the contrary, current economic trends illustrate that the worst is yet to come. How much crisis can we take before we wake up and realise that business-as-usual is killing us?
