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Diary of a Domestic Extremist, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:00 - 4 Comments
Diary of a Domestic Extremist Big Brother will soon be watching you
A week after the Milbank student protest, a vast witch-hunt is already under way by the police to track down the 'culprits'. Using popular displays of outcry over the cuts as a pretext, the government is stepping up its efforts to spy on activists and the public. In his new column, Mikhail Goldman says resistance is essential.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 0:00 - 1 Comment
Remember, remember the tenth of November
Ceasefire correspondent Malte Ringer, who was present at the Millbank protest last week, reports on the event and its aftermath. In particular, he debunks media reports describing the protest as ‘terrifying violence and bloodshed’ by a ‘baying mob’.
Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Thursday, November 11, 2010 19:30 - 2 Comments
Life on Wheels Week 72: From Tory HQ, “This is just the start!”
Reporting on yesterday's protest against the coalition government's assault on free education and the public sector, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre, who was on the roof of Tory HQ, recounts the anger, the exhilaration and the new found belief in the power of protest.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 8, 2010 4:43 - 9 Comments
World Briefing Kashmir: the occupation the world forgot
When searching for items on Kashmir in her local library, Zainab Daniju got more results for a song by Led Zeppellin than for the region itself. Yet this country, under continuous brutal oppression since 1989, is virtually absent from mainstream media coverage. In her piece, Daniju explores the roots of the conflict, as well as the reasons why the world should start caring.
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.
Photo Essays, Special Reports - Monday, September 20, 2010 0:16 - 14 Comments
Photo Essay – Kashmir: Bullets for Stones
More than 60 years after the partition, Kashmir continues to be a long-running yet hidden tragedy. In a powerful new photo essay, Ceasefire contributor Josh Strauss writes about the voices of resistance and defiance against Indian authority. The piece features first-hand accounts from the front line as well as remarkable photography by Imran Ali, Ashish Sharma and Sajad Raja.
Columns, Diary of a Domestic Extremist, Politics - Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:01 - 9 Comments
Diary of a Domestic Extremist – Carry on Camping?
The past week has seen the 5th Camp for Climate Action take place outside the Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters in Edinburgh. In a passionately polemical column, Mikhail Goldman argues that the choice of target could have brought together a wide spectrum of greens and anti-capitalists, but that the timing was completely wrong. He concludes that although the climate camp movement has to be applauded for its considerable achievements, its prominence has come at a heavy price.
Columns, Diary of a Domestic Extremist - Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:38 - 10 Comments
Diary of a Domestic Extremist – The EDL: Street fighting for the establishment
The last 18 months has seen the meteroic rise of the EDL. In two weeks, they are planning to organise a protest in Bradford, their 'Big One'. In his new piece, Mikhail Goldman provides a powerful analysis of the socio-political reasons behind the popularity of the EDL and provides a few pointers as to how the response to it should be; puncturing, in the process, a number of myths and illusions that are harboured by both EDL supporters and their opponents.
