Is the New Statesman Committing Suicide?
by Nathaniel Mehr
Fri 24th Apr 2009Examining a particularly unfortunate case of appalling journalism, Nathaniel Mehr wonders whether mainstream publications are complacent or just grossly out of touch.... [read more]
Budget: Where’s Our Bail-out?
by Mick Brooks
Fri 24th Apr 2009As New Labour announces its new budget, Socialist Appeal's Mick Brooks provides his assessment of the British economic malaise.... [read more]
Hillsborough Twenty Years On
by Steve Jones
Fri 17th Apr 2009With the nation marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, Steve Jones reflects on the UK's worst stadium disaster.... [read more]
The Plot Thickens
by Solomon Hughes
Fri 17th Apr 2009Solomon Hughes examines the sinister circumstances surrounding the detention of Babar Ahmad. ... [read more]
Israel Investigated, But Will It Repent?
by Ramzy Baroud
Fri 17th Apr 2009Ramzy Baroud issues a call for justice for the victims of Israeli violence.... [read more]
Presidents of Venezuela and Colombia Pledge Peace and Economic Development
by James Suggett
Fri 17th Apr 2009James Suggett on an encouraging meeting between Uribe and Chávez.... [read more]
Cross Your Fingers and Carry On
by George Monbiot
Fri 17th Apr 2009George Monbiot asks: Why does the UK government refuse to make contingency plans for peak oil? ... [read more]
Apprenticeships for All
by Emma-Jane Cross
Fri 10th Apr 2009Emma-Jane Cross argues that greater investment in apprenticeships would provide a much-needed boost to the UK economy.... [read more]
G20 Riot Police Kill Bystander
by Daniel Read
Fri 10th Apr 2009In the wake of the unprovoked - and ultimately fatal - attack on bystander Ian Tomlinson at last week's G20, Daniel Read calls for an end to police brutality and the culture of police cover-ups. ... [read more]
Venezuela’s Chávez Declares Support for Obama’s Nuclear Disarmament Pledge
by James Suggett
Fri 10th Apr 2009James Suggett on the Venezuelan president's declaration of support for a worldwide disarmament campaign.... [read more]
Plan Colombia: The New Military Strategy for Afghanistan?
by Garry Leech
Fri 10th Apr 2009Garry Leech considers a worrying Washington initiative aimed at applying the disastrous 'Plan Colombia' counterinsurgency strategy to the battlefields of Afghanistan.... [read more]
Who's the Boss?
by Uri Avnery
Fri 10th Apr 2009After a tumultuous few weeks in Israeli politics, Uri Avnery examines the worrying rhetoric emanating from the new administration.... [read more]
Monarchy: Wrong in Principle
by Graham Smith
Fri 3rd Apr 2009Graham Smith, from the British campaign group Republic,on why republicanism matters.... [read more]
Circles of Crisis
by Michael Prior
Fri 3rd Apr 2009Michael Prior examines the political crisis at the heart of the UK slowdown.... [read more]
The Internet: A Democratising Force or Information Overload?
by Matt Genner
Fri 3rd Apr 2009Matt Genner examines the impact of the dot com revolution on democratic debate and political activism.... [read more]
Civil Servants or Arms Dealers?
by Selina Larsen
Fri 3rd Apr 2009Selina Larsen on the cosy relationship between the UK government and the international arms trade.... [read more]
Interview: Ilan Pappe talks to London Progressive Journal
by Tomasz Pierscionek
Fri 3rd Apr 2009Tomasz Pierscionek spoke with prominent Israeli academic and activist Ilan Pappe.... [read more]
President Obama Announces $1 trillion ‘New Deal’ Programme
by Christopher Vasey
Fri 27th Mar 2009Christopher Vasey on the Obama administration's new initiative to kick-start the US economy.... [read more]
Changing the Face of Bolivia
by Jeremy Corbyn
Fri 27th Mar 2009Jeremy Corbyn examines the dilemmas facing the progressive government of Evo Morales in Bolivia.... [read more]
Making the Case for Equality
by Matt Genner
Fri 27th Mar 2009Matt Genner considers a recent Equality Trust report on the societal benefits of social equality.... [read more]
Pure Evil, or the Logic of Privatisation?
by Mick Brooks
Fri 27th Mar 2009A curious US case has highlighted the perverse logic of privatisation, as Mick Brooks explains.... [read more]