The Gift of Death
December 11, 2012 10:13 am Leave your thoughts
Every year we splurge on pointless, planet-trashing products, most of which are not wanted. Why not just bake them a cake, asks George Monbiot.
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The development of the European social models
December 9, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The 19th century in Europe saw the development of philosophical, political and economical theories that challenged and questioned the political structure of the time (Part 1).
Palestine’s New Status: A History Rerun or a New Palestinian Strategy
December 7, 2012 8:38 am Leave your thoughts
Palestine has become a "non-member state" at the United Nations as of Thursday November 29, 2012.The draft of the UN resolution beckoning what many perceive as a historic moment passed with an overwhelming majority of General Assembly members: 138 votes in favour, nine against and 41 abstentions, writes Ramzy Baroud.
El Marrufo starts to give up its Spanish Civil War dead
December 6, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The Spanish Civil War will always hold a special place in the hearts of those on the left of politics. In Spain the memories are still raw, nowhere more so than amongst the thousands of families who lost relatives, assassinated by Franco's forces
The Kurds and Human Rights
December 4, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
David Morgan asks what the Kurdish people have to celebrate as International Human Rights' Day 2012 approaches
Obituary: Colonial officer, overseas aid administrator and champion of the oppressed who advanced the cause of gay people in the Civil Service’
December 3, 2012 11:35 am Leave your thoughts
Richard Kirker remembers Ian Buist: the quintessential Civil Service mandarin, but also a doughty proponent of social progress. He had a fearless determination to champion the rights of the victims of injustice, minorities and the marginalised.
Israel’s war on journalists
December 3, 2012 7:57 am Leave your thoughts
Targeting journalists is not a new Israeli strategy as some might believe. There is irrefutable evidence that the Israeli military is targeting journalists covering the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, writes Iqbal Tamimi.
Urgent Action Needed to Combat European Climate Change
December 3, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
What we need is binding international agreements that reduce and eliminate the use of all chemicals that endanger the lives, health and well being of human beings and other life forms making up the biosphere, writes Thomas Riggins.
Lenin on “Reactionary” Trade Unions: Chapter Six of “Left-Wing” Communism: an Infantile Disorder
December 1, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In his latest article analysing "Left-Wing" Communism: an Infantile Disorder, Thomas Riggins looks at Lenin's views on what sort of relations a Marxist party should have with the trade union movement
Our psychology makes us neglect the victims of climate change
November 30, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Psychologist Billy Larsson looks at how our human psychology prevents us from stepping up to the mark and dealing with the imminent problem of climate change