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What has education done for you?
A poem by Dr Faysal Mikdadi dedicated to David Walpole... [read more]
Solitary Confinement
I may be alone - but Palestine lives in me awaiting liberation through your selective humanity.... [read more]
What is Learning
The following is an extract from Learning, a work synthesising forty five years in education. ... [read more]
Two Meetings
During the last few days, I met with two old friends: Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin... [read more]
The Four-Letter Word
Nobody will start peace negotiations if they believe that peace is impossible. The belief in peace will not make peace certain. But at least it will make peace possible.... [read more]
UK: The Iraq Inquiry, A Government U-Turn and an “Apology” from Tony Blair
“It’s really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. You don’t just invade another country on phony pretexts in order to assert your interests.” (John Kerry, “Meet the Press, 2nd March 2014)... [read more]
UK - Drone Strike Assassinates Prime Minister Cameron’s “Transparency” Mandate
David Cameron has made “transparency” a mantra. In May 2010 he vowed to rip off the: “cloak of secrecy” around government... [read more]
Fear of Assimilation
The Israeli Ministry of Education has struck a book from students' reading list. The cardinal sin was the plot: a love story between a Jewish girl and an Arab boy... [read more]
Cats in a Sack
A fight is going on. A fight of all against all. A fight without rules or limits... [read more]
The Yellow-Vented Bulbul
A work by the Palestinian poet, writer and artist, Dr Faysal Mikdadi... [read more]
Iraq: The Chilcot Inquiry – British Government Blocks Transparency
Amidst howls of “whitewash” from media commentators and interested observers of all political hues, it seems the findings of the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war are finally to be published by the end of this year... [read more]
The myths about Marxism
The past two decades have witnessed a barrage of propaganda against Marxism and its revolutionary heritage from the mainstream media... [read more]
Iraqi Freedom Ten Years after Liberation
Next week, on Tuesday 19 March, many of us will remember how, precisely
ten years ago, in another and dreamlike existence, we incredulously
watched the beginning of the invasion of Iraq. Faisl Mikdadi shares some personal reflection... [read more]
The true 'creatives' - let them eat cake? Or, in India, poor quality rice
The LPJ's India correspondent, Colin Todhunter, describes how India's true wealth creators are increasingly sidelined as temples to global capitalism spring up across the country... [read more]
Alternative living, not just a green gap year
Miles Caston explores an alternative 'Gap Year' idea for those wanting to differ from the norm. WWOOF lets you contribute to a local community abroad and help the environment through maintaining sustainable ways of living ... [read more]
The Devil’s Playground
The very concept of work, and its application in society, is controlled by those whose policies have been sent straight from hell. outRageous! explains... [read more]
NONE SO BLIND - An outRageous! challenge
outRageous! lays down the gauntlet to all readers of the London Progressive Journal... [read more]
Good and Evil
What happened to considerations of good and evil? This is the question that Jean Claude van Itallie ponders.... [read more]
Slavery for Dummies - Part 2
Part 2 of an analysis by OutRageous! looking at the slavery endemic in our modern society.... [read more]
Muslim Women Find Expression Through Cartoons
Iqbal Tamimi on how some Muslim women have overcome cultural marginalisation to express themselves through popular art.... [read more]
Britain's Secret War in Colombia
As workers and trade unionists continue to be attacked by the Colombian state, Daniel Read looks at the involvement of Britain in assisting in this murderous process. ... [read more]
Blue Desert
George Monbiot asks: Why is no one brave enough to stand up to the fishing industry? ... [read more]
Who's the Boss?
After a tumultuous few weeks in Israeli politics, Uri Avnery examines the worrying rhetoric emanating from the new administration.... [read more]
A League of Their Own
Hussein Al-Alak reviews the achievements of Palestinian sportsmen across the Arab world.... [read more]