October, 2011
Features, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, October 26, 2011 3:14 - 7 Comments
Opinion | Why Activism (Still) Matters
Recently featured in Aljazeera's series on activism, Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi, a Pakistani human rights and social justice campaigner, explains why activism matters.
New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 4:22 - 3 Comments
On Corporate Power | Miseducation and the New Slavery
Ruling class philanthropists have maintained a long history of subsuming educational needs to capitalist growth prerogatives. In his latest column, Michael Barker looks at how industrial education served as “a major force in the subjugation of black labour in the New South” in the United States.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:37 - 3 Comments
Blog | On Herman Cain’s crazy campaign ad
US presidenial campaign adverts: we've seen silly, dull, OTT and even witty, but we've never seen THIS.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, October 24, 2011 14:27 - 2 Comments
Blog | Ex-Israeli secret service boss: “Netanyahu is a coward and a liar”
This past weekend saw the publication of a rather strange interview with Jaccob Perry, former head of Israel's internal secret service, Shabak.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, October 24, 2011 3:22 - 1 Comment
Media | The Hankyoreh: A People’s Paper
The Hankyoreh, South Korea’s fourth largest newspaper, is the country's only non-corporate daily. Owned by workers and thousands of citizens, it's a unique experiment in radical media. In an exclusive essay, its executive editor, Taesun Kwon, charts a highly inspiring success story.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
The Anti Imperialist | Riots, Raids and Building Resistance
With dawn raids, arrests and stops of young people a daily occurrence in London, community organisers are standing up for their communities as well as working towards building critical conciousness. Adam Elliott-Cooper reports from Tottenham and speaks, in a series of video interviews, to radical youth organisers and educators about the riots, the aftermath and generating youth-led activism.
Ceasefire Bites, Photo Essays - Sunday, October 23, 2011 0:40 - 0 Comments
Blog | Indigenous Bolivians’ march reaches La Paz
Two days ago, 2,000 indigenous Bolivians reached their Andean capital city following a two-month march from their Amazonian homeland. Ceasefire's Jason Smith sends in an exclusive photo selection.New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, October 22, 2011 0:31 - 3 Comments
Palestine is Still the Issue | Pro-Palestinian activist…or police spy?
"Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn't mean they’re not after you". Asa Winstanley reflects on recent revelations about police spies within the activist movement. Pro-Palestinian groups, he warns, should take note.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 21, 2011 4:34 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes : The war against myth
In the fifth instalment of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores Barthes' positions on the possibility of non-mythical language.
New in Ceasefire, Rob Murray's Monday Cartoons - Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:18 - 0 Comments
Cartoons | Rob Murray’s Mondays
A weekly selection from acclaimed cartoonist Rob Murray
