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Time, time, time... is on my side
As a gruelling summer comes to an end, music in a hospital cafeteria triggers memories of life and of the woman who made it all possible.“The brain is an enchanted loom, weaving a dissolving pattern,...
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Israel proves that British arms export safeguards are worthless
Britain continues to sell arms to a state that shows continual and flagrant disregard for international law.Naval strike on Gaza. Flickr/Israeli Defence ForceLate last Tuesday evening, Vince Cable, the...
View ArticleDiagnosed in the dock? Gun control and mental health in Canada
Canada's tendency to frame its national conversations in comparison to the US evades its own problems, including inadequate mental health care.On July 31, 2014, a psychiatric assessment ruled Justin...
View ArticleProstitution and drug misuse: breaking the vicious circle
The double stigma faced by women who use drugs and are involved in prostitution, means that they are a largely hidden group in the UK. New research argues that for those who wish to rebuild their...
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Liberal legacies and media reform after neoliberalism
Liberalism cannot secure the media pluralism it wishes. To address the failures of both liberal and neoliberal approaches to media plurality we need the insights of the radical tradition. In the West,...
View ArticleThe power and absence of doubt in the nationalist independence cause
The idea of independence has already won. A show of doubt and an acknowledgement of risk would reassure, not deter, wavering voters.It has not been a great week for the independence cause and for the...
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To remain in prison for the rest of my life is the greatest honor you could...
Where does moral courage come from - the energy and strength to challenge and transform much larger powers? A prison correspondence provides some answers.Sister Megan Rice. Credit:...
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Litigating for equality in South Africa: Muslim marriages
While South Africa’s legal provisions around equality are some of the best in the world, do they adequately protect women in Muslim marriages? Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker reflects on the case law and...
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Palestinian refugees: homes in exile
In Palestinian refugee camps, the right of return now encompasses, and stands for, a wider universal demand for freedom, dignity and rights - including the right to remain or to stay, and to move...
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Can Russia stage a comeback in space?
Fifty years ago, the USSR was in the lead in the proxy war that was the space race, but now Russia is better known for rockets that either fail to launch or crash when they do.The Russian space...
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Stop the name, blame and shame and listen to NHS staff
NHS staff have been forced to implement damaging reforms - then blamed for the damage. A new initiative backed by several Royal Colleges wants to put staff voices back at the heart of NHS...
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Why the UK has no foreign policy
In the absence of any political lead either from their UK masters or their indirect US ones, the UK's foreign office diplomats are left with little direction to exercise real clout, and no role, even...
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Have your say on the future of our democracy
A new Magna Carta? Take part in our consultation on whether or not we should adopt a written constitution for the UK.Flickr/Matt From London. Some rights reserved.In July the Political and...
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Response to Mills: the exception that proves the rule
That Britain achieved such growth rates only once in a hundred years, in extraordinary circumstances, is telling enough. But furthermore, competitive manufacturing is by nature an area of shrinking...
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‘Liberal’ reform and normativity in media analysis
Media reform in the neoliberal context may involve a fundamental re-evaluation and re-imagining of many of the ‘sacred’ normative foundations upon which free media and democratically functioning...
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Naming the political game in Turkey: populism
Turkey elected its first president through direct suffrage; so what can we expect now? It is populism that is increasingly in charge of Turkey's politics - not any one person.Supporters celebrate...
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Moroccans are protesting, but conditions aren’t improving
Moroccans are effectively using their right to protest, but their problems are not being resolved. If this gap continues, the public will not believe in the utility of rights. FrançaisEarlier on...
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'Fraud' and 'cover-up' exposed in failing semi-privatised Irish healthcare
Commerce has corrupted healthcare in the Irish semi-privatised insurance-based system. Image: Pharmaceuticals. Flickr/Waleed Alzuhair. Some rights reserved.Late last year Senator John Crown revealed...
View ArticleOn ideology
The left must articulate an ideology or we will be condemned to live with someone elses.What do we stand for? What brings us together as a movement? What is our vision for the future? These are...
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The time is now: Hong Kong’s Occupy Central
“Can you not hear that clock ticking? Or is that just the beating of our hearts pounding ever harder? Time is not on our side; it is on the side of the adversary.”Police arrest a protester, 1 July...
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