London Progressive Journal

Piketty for Progressives: Part 4

October 25, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Thomas Riggins continues to guide us through Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Has the Swedish Left Lost Again?: The 2014 Electoral Implosion, Civilian Deindustrialization and the Swedish Dilemma

October 24, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Part 3 of Jonathan Feldman's analysis of the recent Swedish general election

‘Cleansing the stock’ and other ways governments talk about human beings

October 22, 2014 1:57 pm Leave your thoughts

Those in power don't speak of 'people' or 'killing' - it helps them do their job. And we are picking up their dehumanising euphemisms, writes George Monbiot.

On gloves, rubber and the spatio-temporal logics of global health

October 22, 2014 12:12 am Leave your thoughts

Over the last decades and not least through the UN's Millennium Development Goals, health initiatives have received unprecedented attention and funding

Decent Respect

October 18, 2014 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Sweden, like Britain, was always considered a "pro-Israeli" country, loyally voting against "anti-Israel" resolutions in the UN. If such important Western nations are reconsidering their attitudes towards the policy of Israel, what does it mean?