Out of the Ashes
August 23, 2011 11:22 am Leave your thoughts
Now is the time to start planning for a new economy, not dependent on growth.
United in our Heritage
August 22, 2011 9:13 pm Leave your thoughts
In response to comments made by David Cameron, Hussein Al-Alak takes a look at the origins of 'Britishness'
The Return of the Generals
August 22, 2011 9:06 pm Leave your thoughts
Uri Avnery discusses how a recent resurgence of hostilities between Islamic militants and the Israeli army could undermine a growing social protest movement within Israel, playing right into Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's hands.
Arise the heroes of the people
August 19, 2011 7:27 am Leave your thoughts
Hussein Al-Alak considers what makes a hero of the people by examining the remarkable achievements of three working class individuals.
The New Anti-Semitism
August 17, 2011 6:31 pm Leave your thoughts
Uri Avnery, Israeli writer and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement, offers a warning from history as he examines a modern form of racism taking root across Europe.
Politics and the UK Riots
August 15, 2011 9:23 pm Leave your thoughts
The recent civil unrest points to the failure of three decades of Thatcherite consensus, writes Nathaniel Mehr.
UK riots: Missing the bigger picture
August 15, 2011 5:42 am Leave your thoughts
Tomasz Pierscionek examines a variety of proposals to deal with the rioting that swept London and reveals gaps in the logic of those calling for the usual knee jerk reaction.
UK Riots: Crackdown will solve nothing
August 13, 2011 3:32 pm Leave your thoughts
As expected the state is warming to the task of cracking down hard, as they like to put it, on looters/rioters past, present and future. Cameron and May have been strutting around talking tough about what they are going to do.
Protests turn to Riots as Working Classes Vent Their Anger
August 10, 2011 5:50 pm Leave your thoughts As the dust settles on the UK riots, Ben Maisky considers the possible causes of the recent civil unrest.
Innocent(ish) Until Proven Guilty
August 3, 2011 2:20 pm Leave your thoughts
The British media have disregarded a key tenet of our democracy, endangering the safety of a woman who may be completely innocent.