The Kangaroo
February 5, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A year into his presidency, Barack Obama has achieved relatively little in the foreign policy sphere. Uri Avnery urges him to keep trying.
Venezuela’s Chavez Calls for Calm after Violent Protests
February 5, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A concerted campaign of destablisation from Venezuela's corporate media has fomented violent anti-Chavez demonstrations by right-wing students in Merida, as Tamara Pearson reports.
British Stars Stand up for Haiti
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A concert in London, jointly organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and the TUC, will raise funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
A Bounty for Blair’s Arrest
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
George Monbiot on why he has launched a new fund to reward people who attempt to arrest Britan's former prime minister.
Violent Clashes Shake Venezuela
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A new law prohibiting Venezuela's corporate media from inciting violence against the Chavez government has prompted violent demonstrations from right-wing student groups, as James Suggett explains.
Who Cares About Carers?
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Will Stone on the desperate need for radical reform of the UK's woefully under-funded social care system.
Retrospective: Interview with Howard Zinn
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The radical historian and activist Howard Zinn died this week, aged 87. In 2008, he gave this interview with London Progressive Journal's Daniel Pye.
Book of the Month: ‘Common Wealth’ by Martin Large
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews this month's recommended read, which takes a critical look at the increasing dominance of corporate interests over civil society.
Venezuela Steps Up Aid Effort to Haiti and Questions US Military Deployment
January 22, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Kiraz Janicke on the Venezuelan government's response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
Women Who Fantasise About Group Sex Can Be Lawfully Raped, Says UK Court
January 22, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
A recent rape case at Preston Crown Court has shed light on the misogynistic logic used to determine the credibility of alleged rape victims, as Peter Tatchell explains.