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NLP Blog...

  1. 27 Jan

    We are Nabi Saleh

    Jamie: A new film documents the courageous resistance, in the face of often brutal repression, of the villagers of Nabi Saleh.

  2. 23 Jan

    “Sex Positive Feminism” - A Term that Needs Retiring

    Alex: Imagine a chap, let's call him Ed, who plays football in his local park every weekend....

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  3. 13 Jan

    Afghanistan: Rewriting History

    David: A guest post by Ross Eventon, responding to this article on openDemocracy.  “The Taliban regime” contend David...

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Feature Articles...

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    Are “We” Really 99%?

    by Robin Hahnel

    Does the 99% label obscure more than it reveals? Economist Robin Hahnel takes a critical look...

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    Policing the Crisis

    by Robert Reiner, Tom Mills

    In the wake of the British riots and the student protests Robert Reiner, expert in criminology and policing, considers the role of police in advanced capitalist society.

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    The Primaries: Mapping the Terrain

    by Paul Street, Alex Doherty

    As the race to be the Republican party presidential candidate continues Paul Street casts a critical eye over the candidates.

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    Maintaining Hegemony

    by Joseph Gerson, Alex Doherty

    As the United States attempts to maintain dominance in the Asia-Pacific region Joseph Gerson takes a detailed look at the Pentagon's new strategic guidance.

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  2. Occupying Dublin: Considerations at the Crossroads

    by Helena Sheehan | 20 Jan 2012

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  3. What’s the point of political action?

    by Dan Hind | 19 Jan 2012

    Actions such as those by the Occupy movements and UK Uncut provide transparency in an inherently unjust system.

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    by Gilbert Achcar | 16 Jan 2012

    One year after the start of a revolutionary process which swept through the Arab region and continues today, International Viewpoint asked...

New Left Blogosphere...

  1. Web links for 27th January 2012

    by ToUChstone blog

    Work Hours Constraints and Health A German research paper looking at Germany and the UK shows that "work-hour mismatches (i.e., differences between actual and desired hours) have negative effects on...

  2. Web links for 27th January 2012

    by ToUChstone blog

    CBI Industrial Trends Survey In January, domestic and export orders and deliveries were down on the previous month. Optimisim about the business situation and export prospects still very low and...

  3. Sorry, Melanie, your pants are on fire

    by Mehdi Hasan

    The Daily Mail columnist talked nonsense about Iran and the IAEA on last night's Question Time. On last night's Question Time, well-known Middle East expert and respected nuclear analyst...

  4. Muslim attitudes and the Holocaust

    by Mehdi Hasan

    Time for a reappraisal. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. So I took the opportunity to write a "Thunderer" column (£) for the Times, entitled: "I am shamed by Muslim attitudes to the Holocaust".If...

  1. Who are the Davos class?

    by Red Pepper

    Who are the global 1%? What companies do they run? How do they escape accountability? Check out the Trans-National Institute’s powerful  exposure of the social and environmental costs of global corporate power...

  2. On Hester's bonus

    by Stumbling and Mumbling

    RBS’s award of a £963,000 bonus to Stephen Hester has provoked anger. My chart shows one reason why. In the last 12 months, RBS’s share price has underperformed the market; it has also underperformed...

  3. Joint Enterprise on Torture

    by Craig Murray

    The law is not blind in this country – “joint enterprise” is used almost exclusively against young black men. But I can see no reason why the principle of joint enterpirse should not apply equally to those...

  4. Osborne’s lie hits small businesses for thousands

    by Though Coward Flinch

    I’ve been following the National Loan Guarantee Scheme.  Well, someone has to. In his Autumn Statement, announcing the scheme, Osborne was specific about the reduced costs...

  1. GOP Candidates Harm Israeli Security by Pushing for Impractical “Greater Israel”

    by Informed Comment

    The Republican candidates for president once again tried to out-do the Likud Party in their devotion to the doctrine of the Iron Wall and their...

  2. New evidence that excessive working time damages your health

    by ToUChstone blog

    A new study published today reaffirmed the link between long working hours and depression.  As the evidence of serious health risks continues to pile up, why on earth...

  3. Iraq Executions

    by Craig Murray

    The Iraqi governmnet executed 34 people in a single day last week, and judicial killings are running at over 600 people a year. Extra-judicial killings by state sponsored actors are much higher, and still higher are...

  4. Adjustment costs vs steady states

    by Stumbling and Mumbling

    Consider four issues: 1. John McDonnell objects thusly to the EU-India Free Trade Agreement: If multi-brand retailing is suddenly and without safeguard opened up to EU retailers such as...

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