Jennifer Izaakson

Jennifer Izaakson is a member of Momentum and PhD student at a London university. Jen writes for the Huffington Post and Tweets @isacsohn.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, September 29, 2017 19:14 - 3 Comments

Comment | So long, Hugh Hefner, and good riddance

Hugh Hefner made his millions through commodifying women’s bodies, all the while pretending women he'd turned into commodities enjoyed their subjugation. We will never be able to fully gage the damage he did, writes Jen Izaakson.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 6, 2017 21:44 - 0 Comments

Ideas | Fathers and Fascism: The Oedipal Landscape of the Le Pens

Can a Freudian reading of the Le Pen family be a key to understanding tomorrow's French election? Jen Izaakson asks.

Arts & Culture, Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 7, 2017 21:22 - 1 Comment

Film | ‘Get Out’: A bone-chilling, discomfort-inducing, laughter-provoking artistic and political triumph

The surprise box office hit of the year, 'Get Out' is as an artistic and political tour-de-force that is as much informed by the Rachel Dolezal saga as it is by Black Lives Matter. Jennifer Izaakson reviews.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, March 17, 2017 2:29 - 2 Comments

Comment | When is a rapist no longer a rapist? On the cost-free repentance of Tom Stranger

Two days ago, Tom Stranger was no-platformed at the South Bank Centre in London. If rapists like Stranger truly seek forgiveness, they must accept to give up power and control over the narrative. There is no redemption without loss.

Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, April 23, 2015 13:38 - 7 Comments

Comment | Lutfur Rahman Verdict: An Overview

Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman was today found guilty of election offences by the High Court. The judgment, read this morning at the Royal Courts of Justice, followed the longest election trial since the Second World War. Jennifer Izaakson reports for Ceasefire.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Tuesday, April 14, 2015 3:21 - 5 Comments

Comment | The Maajid Nawaz Scandal: With ‘Feminists’ Like These, Who Needs The Patriarchy?

This week evidence has emerged of a LibDem parliamentary candidate sexually assaulting a lap dancer. The indifference of the culprit, his party, and the political class at large to this behaviour epitomises the establishment's toxic attitude towards women and sexual abuse, argues Jennifer Izaakson.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, March 28, 2015 0:00 - 23 Comments

Comment | The Last Stand: On the Lutfur Rahman Trial

A court case against Lutfur Rahman, Britain's first elected Muslim Mayor, concluded last week, with a verdict expected in early April. A defeat for Rahman would represent a huge blow against a genuine proponent of progressive change and a victory for the forces of reaction and anti-Muslim bigotry, argues Jennifer Izaakson.

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