What is happening to immigrants in Britain right now goes way beyond scapegoating, says social anthropologist Alex Flynn.
‘Bongo Bongo’, racist vans and the act of ‘othering’
- Alex Flynn
- September 20, 2013
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The human cost of cheap justice
Legal aid cuts will NOT save money. They WILL leave society’s most vulnerable without protection from the law. Alice Cullingworth reports.
- Alice Cullingworth
- September 19, 2013
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Work less, live more
Anna Coote explains why environmentalists all need to get behind the call for a shorter working week.
- Anna Coote
- September 18, 2013
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Syria: learning from Africa
African experience is that military intervention does not end conflicts, at worst, it escalates them, writes Alex DeWaal.
- Alex DeWaal
- September 17, 2013
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Does anyone give a s**t?
A new bill in India aimed at protecting manual cleaners of human excrement needs to translate into political action, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- September 13, 2013
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Occupy DSEI highlights the hypocrisy of the British government
The chemical weapons attack in Syria has galvanized resistance to London’s annual arms fair, writes Sam Mercer.
- Sam Mercer
- September 13, 2013
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Chilean students defy Pinochet’s legacy
The best way to commemorate those who died under Pinochet is to continue in their struggle for equality and justice, writes Adriano Mérola Marotta.
- Adriano Mérola Marotta
- September 12, 2013
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- 2
War-mongering Obama gets closer to winning hypocrite of the year award
Irish MP lambasts politicians ‘prostituting’ themselves for a pat on the head from the US president. Mari Marcel Thekaekara writes.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- September 9, 2013
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- 8
Colombian strikers brave police brutality
As a general strike enters its fourth week, state violence has left nine workers dead and hundreds more injured, reports Adriano Mérola Marotta.
- Adriano Mérola Marotta
- September 9, 2013
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Why do people donate to victims of natural disasters but not of wars?
Who are we to decide who is most worthy of help? asks Resham Khiani.
- Resham Khiani
- September 6, 2013
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- 1
Living on One – the reality of a dollar-a-day existence
Struggling to understand the meaning of poverty, four students took on a challenge, with unforeseen consequences, writes Anna Bevan.
- Anna-Claire Bevan
- September 4, 2013
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- 3
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