The Tory Party and Media Xenophobes
November 21, 2013 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In recent days I have read a Tweet saying that if the next British General Election is fought on the issue of immigration then Labour will lose
The US Role and Iran in Southwest Asia
November 21, 2013 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Déjà vu all over again: US foreign policy has once again arrived at a critical historical crossroad
For Pope Francis the liberal, this promises to be a very bloody Sunday
November 20, 2013 3:38 pm Leave your thoughts
Francis is the poster pope for progressives. But canonising a genocidal missionary like JunÃpero Serra epitomises the Catholic history problem, writes George Monbiot.
The JFK Conspiracy Theories and Why they Still Matter Today
November 19, 2013 5:21 am Leave your thoughts
It is now fifty years ago, come November 22nd, that John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in an event that had a huge bearing on the course of history from that day on
Another Keynes was Born and Lived and Died in Japan and The West Didn’t Notice
November 19, 2013 5:21 am Leave your thoughts
Another Keynes was born in the Saga Prefecture in the north west part of the island of Kyushu, Japan, in 1910
Schulz Fights For A Democratic Europe
November 17, 2013 1:53 am Leave your thoughts
I first heard Martin Schulz speak in Sofia in June at the PES Congress. He was then, as he is now, President of the European Parliament. He articulated a clear vision for reforming the EU which struck a chord
The Assassination
November 16, 2013 4:31 am Leave your thoughts
From the first moment, I did not have the slightest doubt that Yasser Arafat was assassinated
Russian Revolution still a shining example
November 15, 2013 4:14 pm Leave your thoughts
Following the 96th anniversary of this world-shaking event, Eugene Puryear describes the historical significance of the Russian revolution and shows that more people are looking to an alternative as global capitalism continues to decline
Drop the outrageous charges on CCNY student activists!
November 15, 2013 4:06 pm Leave your thoughts
The ANSWER Coalition calls for protests and a letter-writing campaign to reinstate Khalil Vasquez and Tafador Sourov, two student leaders at the City College of New York disciplined and charged for trying to stop the closure of a student centre
Bankocracy: from the Venetian Republic to Mario Draghi and Goldman Sachs
November 14, 2013 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
From the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th, the Knights Templar, present in much of Europe, had become the bankers for the powerful and had taken part in the financing of several crusades