Baroness Tonge, spoke at the House of Lords in January 2009 of the "impotence of the international community, not just in Gaza, but'over 40 years of occupation of Palestine by Israel," Ramzy Baroud explains further.
David Lane reviews 'The Strongman: Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia' by Angus Roxburgh
When my second child reaches my age I fear the NHS, along with the tiger and rhino, will be part of a mythologised arcadia, writes George Monbiot.
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Karl Davis makes the case for the Labour Party to embrace its Trade Union roots as part of its challenge to show there is an alternative to the unpopular austerity programme implemented by the Tory dominated Coalition
Colin Todhunter reveals the motives behind those launching personal attacks on Booker prize winning novelist, activist and social commentator, Arundhati Roy
Are our national media outlets the domain of the middle class, or is the truth even worse...? Felix McHugh discusses
Dr Tomasz Pierscionek reviews a book about Bradley Manning- the young American soldier recognised as being the source behind thousands of documents that appeared on the Wikileaks website
Ramzy Baroud explains how NATO's foray into Libya is beginning to have unforseen consequences across North Africa
John Green reviews a book by John L. Wainwright about the life of international brigader Ivor Hickman