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Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, August 6, 2018 14:59 - 0 Comments
Analysis | For the Many: How Labour’s 2017 General Election Manifesto changed everything
If the 2017 election was unusual in that large numbers of voters changed their views during the course of six weeks, Labour’s manifesto was one of the key reasons for their doing so, argues Mike Phipps.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 17:35 - 1 Comment
Comment | The Resistible Rise of Saint Tommy
On Saturday, thousands gathered in London's Trafalgar Square to express support for far right figure Tommy Robinson. The range and breadth of the #FreeTommy movement suggests it may be making serious inroads towards the mainstream, warns Matt Carr.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, May 12, 2018 10:18 - 0 Comments
Comment | Nakba Day: Marking 70 Years of Palestinian dispossession, and resistance
On Tuesday 15th May, Palestinians and solidarity activists around the world will mark Nakba Day. From the Balfour centenary to Israel's violent repression of peaceful protesters in Gaza, the past 12 months have presented acute reminders of the enduring nature of the Palestinian struggle for justice.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 2, 2018 14:04 - 0 Comments
Analysis | “How could they all be so wrong?”: Reflections on the 2017 General Election
Although Labour did not win the June 2017 general election, its result was astonishing. How and why did this happen? Alex Nunns, author of "The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power," reflects on one of the most remarkable moments in UK political history.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 20, 2018 13:47 - 0 Comments
Analysis | Gaza’s wake-up, unifying call: Reflections on The Great Return March
Despite Israel's systemic, brutal attempts to repress it, the Great March of Return in Gaza, entering its fourth week today, marks a significant moment in the history of Palestinian resistance, and has re-centered the Right of Return at the heart of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice, writes Mohammed Sulaiman.
Columns, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 18, 2018 16:12 - 0 Comments
An A to Z of Theory | Hakim Bey: Capitalism, the State, and the Spectacle
In the latest essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson examines Bey's theory of capitalism, his critique of 'cop culture' and his comments on American global hegemony; and provides an analysis of Bey's view of the dominant system.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 4, 2018 13:10 - 0 Comments
Essay | We Are Here Because You Were With Us: Remembering A. Sivanandan (1923–2018)
A. Sivanandan, who passed away last month, was one of Britain's foremost and most influential thinkers on race, class and power. Virou Srilangarajah pays tribute to a remarkable life, and a towering intellectual and political legacy.
Blogs, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, February 2, 2018 12:19 - 0 Comments
Comment | How to destroy a life: On one deportation among many
Late on Wednesday evening, a charter flight took off, under cover of darkness, from an unknown location in the south of England, heading for Nigeria and Ghana. This did not make the news, but it transformed the lives of hundreds of people forever. Luke De Noronha — whose friend was on the plane — shares his personal reflections.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Monday, December 11, 2017 20:43 - 0 Comments
Analysis | ‘Greater Jerusalem’ and beyond: The Netanyahu-Trump Doctrine is Under Way
Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem signals a key shift in US Mid-East policy — from decades of rhetorical pretense to full and explicit alignment with the Netanyahu agenda.
Ceasefire Bites, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, December 6, 2017 18:15 - 0 Comments
Politics | Susiya: Israel expands plans to demolish almost half of Palestinian village
Two weeks ago, Israel announced a plan to demolish 20 buildings in the West Bank village of Susiya, a fifth of the village. Today, the villagers were handed a document and map showing almost half their village is set to be demolished. If enacted, this demolition will constitute a violation of the most basic human rights of the people of Susiya as well as their most basic humanitarian needs for shelter.
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