The Way I See It
The shipyard painter, political activist and razor-sharp cartoonist Bob Starrett has just written a new book The Way I See It on his eventful life and times. Below we reprint one of his stories and review an essential read
La Boheme
ENO's production of La Boheme is a triumph,
Books
Gerrard Winstanley: The Digger's Life and Legacy
Sunday 10 February 2013
The latest addition to Pluto's Revolutionary Lives series, this is an eminently readable and very welcome biography of the Digger's leader Gerrard Winstanley.
The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantanamo
Sunday 10 February 2013
America's Deadliest Export: Democracy
Sunday 10 February 2013
William Blum's account of how US imperialism operates globally is a sharp riposte to promoters of the 'American way,
On The People's Terms
Sunday 03 February 2013
Philip Pettit's lengthy review of political philosophy - written unfortunately in a very abstruse style - extends as far back as classical Rome.
Censored 2013
Sunday 03 February 2013
Many years ago some believed that what happens in the US today will be happening here in five years. By now it probably comes a lot quicker and Project Censored works to uncover and showcase news stories in the public interest that have been ignored, misreported or censored by mainstream or corporate media.
The Islamophobia Industry
Sunday 03 February 2013
"You've got to be taught to hate," the Rodgers and Hammerstein number goes.
Frantz Fanon: A Biography
Sunday 03 February 2013
An excellent biography of Frantz Fanon marks his continuing influence on the anti-colonialist struggle
Not really the full story
Thursday 31 January 2013
Is The Real George Orwell series currently running on BBC radio avoiding some inconvenient truths
The Twyning
Wednesday 30 January 2013