This article by Mike Small on Rupert Murdoch’s ‘retiral’ was first posted on bella caledonia. THE NEVER ENDING MURDOCH EMPIRE The Long 1980s never seems to ever end, but a sign of that era’s departure into the rear view mirror came this week with the announcement of the retiral (ish) of Rupert Murdoch. No-one personified…
Welsh government follows its Scottish counterparts in opposing the anti-boycott bill
The following article by Stephen Topple was first posted by The Canary. It highlights the anti-democratic nature of the Tories’ Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill. This is opposed by both the Scottish and Welsh governments, a welcome development. WELSH GOVERNMENT FOLOWS ITS SCOTTISH COUNTERPART IN OPPOSING THE ANTI-BOYCOTT BILL The Welsh government…
A Palestinian view of Ukraine
The following interview between Fed Leplat and Adeeb Shaheen, a Palestinian who worked in Ukraine at the time of Putin’s invasion was first posted by Anti*Capitalist Resistance.As someone who has experienced life under military occupation, he draws parallels between Israel’s actions in Palestine and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, speaking to the suffering of civilians under…
Life imprisonment from the age of 14 – a Turkish show trial
The following article, written by Sarah Glynn, was first posted by bella caledonia. LIFE IMPRISONMENT FROM THE AGE OF 14 – A TURKISH SHOW TRIAL Nobody seriously doubts Mazlum İçli’s innocence. He was 140 km away when the murders took place, as has been proved through many different forms of evidence. But the state needed…
Greater than the Sum of Our Parts – Feminism, Inter/Nationalism and Palestine
Mary McGregor reviews Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts: Feminism, Inter/Nationalism, and Palestine by Nada Elia. This has also been posted by bella caledonia. GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTS, FEMINISM, INTER/NATIONALISM AND PALESTINE True liberation only comes when oppressed groups rise together in solidarity and recognize the interconnectivity of our struggles. At…
The unbearable manicheanism of the “anti-imperialist” left
This article, written by Willam I. Robinson was first posted by anti*capitalist resistance. It critically examines the contradictory logic and regressive politics of the contemporary “anti-imperialist” left that opposes capitalist exploitation by the West but turns a blind eye to repression by non-Western states opposed to Washington. Manicheanism is an ancient philosophy that interprets the…
UK sanctions Iran for ‘undermining peace in the Middle East’, Israel unmentioned
The following article which was written by Joe Glenton, was first posted by The Canary. It exposes the hypocrisy of the UK government extending sanctions to Iran, by ignoring the Israeli state backed assault on Jenin. UK SANCTIONS FO IRAN ‘UNDERMINING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST’, ISRAEL UNMENTIONED Britain on Thursday, 6th July, announced plans…
From Ukraine to Palestine: the poisons of denialism
The following article, written by David Finkel, an editor of Against the Current and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace – Detroit chapter and the Ukraine Solidarity Network. It was was first posted by Against the Current. The article makes a powerful case against the politics of Campism. FROM PALESTINE TO UKRAINE – THE POISONS OF DENIALISM…
Arundhati Roy on things that can and cannot be said: The dismantling of the world as we know It
We are reposting the Stuart Hall memorial lecture, first posted on thewire, given by Arundhati Roy last September. She is author of Azadi – Fascism, Fiction and Freedom in the Time of the Virus, outlining the ongoing fascistisation of India under Modi. In Arundhati’s lecture, she locates this process in a global context. Solidarity, speaking…
Jewish refugee groups condemn Illegal Migration Bill and government language
The growing opposition to the Tories’ draconian and racist Illegal Immigration Bill was highlighted when Gary Lineker compared the government’s activities to those of the Nazis. The husband of Tory Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, Rael , who had family members killed during the Holocaust, was incensed by the comparison. However, Lineker was pointing to the…