Free the Unborn! A Proposal for Slowing Down Politics
October 24, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
George Monbiot on why the struggle against climate change is being undermined by political short-termism.
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Students – Join the Fight for Socialism
October 24, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
As the academic term begins in earnest, Socialist Appeal's Dan Morley outlines why students should join the struggle for socialism.
A League of Their Own
October 24, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Hussein Al-Alak reviews the achievements of Palestinian sportsmen across the Arab world.
Difficult Times Ahead For Ecuador’s Progressive New Constitution
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Samuele Mazzolini on why Ecuador's new constitution is threatened by the vested economic and political interests of neoliberalism which have dominated Latin America for the past twenty years.
Two Years On: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The trial of three men accused of murdering the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya began in Moscow this week. Sara Hall looks back on the circumstances surrounding her death, and considers the bleak prospects for freedom of speech and human rights in Russia today.
Talk of “Progress” in Iraq is a Smokescreen as Sectarian Militants Target Christian Community
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
As violence continues unabated in "free" Iraq, Hussein Al-Alak questions the convenient myth that there is something inherently natural about sectarian violence in Iraq.
Remembering Professor Kulthum Odeh (1892 -1965)
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Reviewing the life of Kulthum Odeh, the first woman in the Arab world to hold a professorship, Iqbal Tamimi considers the all-pervading ignorance about Palestine.
Gordon Brown and “Light Touch” Regulation
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Mick Brooks on how Gordon's policies left the UK unprepared for the present financial crisis.
Venezuelan Newspaper Editor Investigated for Inciting President’s Assassination
October 17, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
James Suggett on the latest episode in the Venezuelan corporate media's compaign against Hugo Chávez.
Cuba’s Healthcare Policy Shows the True Meaning of Humanitarianism and Internationalism
October 10, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
As part of our ongoing series of articles marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Cuban revolution, Tomasz Pierscionek examines Cuba's exemplary record on healthcare.