The Fourth of July and the right of revolution
July 4, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Every schoolchild in the United States is exposed at one point or another to this famous passage from the Declaration of Independence
Which direction for Labour?
July 2, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, says Labour's leaders must be prepared to do the hard work needed to produce a convincing alternative in line with much current and developing economic thinking
Gaza: The hijacking of The Marianne by “The Pirates of the Mediterranean”
July 1, 2015 1:29 am Leave your thoughts
In the early hours of the morning of 29th June, three Israeli Navy ships intercepted and hijacked a Swedish flagged ship
War Crimes? Us???
June 27, 2015 1:19 am Leave your thoughts
The concept of "war crimes" is dubious. The biggest crime is starting the war in the first place
The Shameful Tragedy of Tariq Aziz. A Metaphor for the “New Iraq.”
June 25, 2015 12:49 am Leave your thoughts
As with everything to do with "The New Iraq", the death of the country's former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Tariq Aziz, 79, was announced with a lie
Marching Against Austerity: London 20 June 2015
June 25, 2015 12:33 am Leave your thoughts
Up to 250,000 people came to London and no one can argue that the demonstration, organised by The People's Assembly, wasn't representative of the broad spectrum of people's anger against Tory policies
“Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards”: The Alice in Wonderland World of Fast-tracked Secret Trade Agreements
June 24, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Fast-track authority is being sought in the Senate this week for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Why are Labour’s leadership hopefuls so right-wing?
June 20, 2015 1:31 pm Leave your thoughts Bryan Gould, former Labour shadow cabinet minister, asks why the Labour Party throws up would-be leaders who are clearly so reluctant to rock the boat
Isratin or Palestrael?
June 20, 2015 1:22 pm Leave your thoughts The inventors of the "One-State Solution" remind me of this genius. They have a wonderful idea. But there are a few questions left open
Reflections on China’s South Sea Trouble Thomas Riggins
June 20, 2015 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Lying in the South China Sea between Indochina and the Philippines is a collection of 700 or so small islands collectively known as the Spratly Islands