Spying an opportunity
April 11, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Stephen Gilbert argues that surveillance over the whole population involves an erosion of our basic liberties. We give away our rights at our own peril.
Easter Rising 1916
April 9, 2012 12:30 am Leave your thoughts
John Wight provides the historical background to the Easter Rising of 1916 that paved the way for Irish independence
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Nathan Englander
April 9, 2012 12:14 am Leave your thoughts
Emmeline Ravilious reviews Nathan Englander's latest book
The New Mandela
April 7, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Uri Avnery writes about the determination of the Israeli state to keep Marwan Barghouti, Palestine's Mandela, behind bars
Hana Shalabi ends hunger strike, other prisoners begin
April 6, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The decisions of political prisoners, Hana Shalabi and Khader Adnan, to go on hunger strike to protest their detention without charge has ignited a new wave of protest amongst Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails.
UKs French set to oust Sarkosy
April 5, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
In his latest article on the upcoming French Presidential elections, David Eade looks at the crucial role French voters living in Britain will play in determining the winner
What Marwan Barghouti Really Means to Palestinians
April 4, 2012 8:32 pm Leave your thoughts
Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian political prisoner and Fatah leader, is a unifying figure among Palestinians, last week he called on Palestinians to launch a "large-scale popular resistance" which would "serve the cause of our people," writes Ramzy Baroud.
The Great ESA Robbery
April 4, 2012 12:59 pm Leave your thoughts
The removal of contributory Employment and Support Allowance assessment has not been a major talking point during the Welfare Reform Act's progress onto the statute book but I believe it is actually the most pernicious of all the benefit cuts which are just about to take place, writes Felix McHugh.
The Acceptable Face of Violence
April 3, 2012 9:50 am Leave your thoughts
The recent claims about India's poverty having fallen by around seven per cent provided a stark reminder of the violent times we live in, writes Colin Todhunter.
Noncommittal for kindle or less than kind?
April 1, 2012 12:33 am Leave your thoughts
The Kindle - an infinity of reading or a bibliophile's nightmare? Stephen Gilbert shares his thoughts on the matter.