Bleak Havens
February 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
It's time to close the net on tax havens, says George Monbiot.
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Venezuela Creates Peasant Militias
February 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The Chavez regime is arming the Venezuelan peasantry to protect them against militias bent on undermining the country's agrarian reform initiatives, as Kiraz Janicke explains.
Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara
February 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Despite the best efforts of the mainstream media to play down the barbaric assault on Gaza, Israel cannot win the public relations war, argues Ramzy Baroud.
Why Support the Palestinians?
February 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Of the many international solidarity movements in the world today, the Palestinian struggle has a special status. Greg Sharzer explains why.
Our Hollowed Out Democracy
February 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Thus far, the Tory and Labour election campaigns have been a showcase of the hypocrisy at the heart of British politics, writes Richie Nimmo.
Tens of Thousands of Students Rally in Support of Chavez in Venezuela
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A student rally in the Venezuelan capital has rallied behind the country's president, writes Kiraz Janicke.
The Greek Crisis and the Threat to the Euro
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Can the EU afford to let Greece withdraw from the Eurozone? Socialist Appeal's Mick Brooks considers the significance of the Grek Crisis.
The Useless Logic of Round Numbers
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The media fixation with pointless symbolic milestones serves to trivialise the everyday misery of victims of US violence, argues Ramzy Baroud.
Book of the Month: ‘The Lacuna’ by Barbara Kingsolver
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green recommends this witty and evocative political novel set in 1930s Mexico.
Whither Iran?
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In the wake of the demostrations of 11th February, which saw hard-liners and pro-democracy campaigners alike take to the streets of Tehran, Maziar Razi assesses the balance of forces in Iranian politics.