Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Obama and Crowd

Belle Epoque

“Three hundred miles beyond the end of telegraph cables and mail-boat lines, the haggard utilitarian lies of our civilization wither and die, to be...
South Africa Apartheid Mural

Truth, Reconciliation, and the Death of Adriaan Vlok

A year after the end of Apartheid, Nelson Mandela’s Government of National Unity launched the South African Truth and Reconciliation Process (TRC) under the...
John Pilger

Journalist and Film Maker John Pilger 1939-2023

In the worlds of journalism and political activism, John Pilger stands out as one of the greatest and most courageous voices of our time....

Spy World

“In fact, it’s too good. It is so good in fact that after I pay the check, I’ll go straight into the kitchen and...
Defibrilator Paddles

Resuscitating the Comatose: The Defibrillating Fine Art of John Whitehead

Introduction Michelangelo mastered mannerism, Georges Seurat pointillism, Vincent Van Gogh impressionism, Edvard Munch expressionism, and Pablo Picasso cubism. The multiplicity of movements developed by countless...

Do We Need a Popular Front Against Contemporary Fascism?

‘Fascism’ today is an invective and a tool of propaganda rather than a concept helping us to understand matters. Yet the lockdowns in the name of...
Hitler and Goebbels

Rough Beasts Slouching: An Interview with David A. Hughes

David A. Hughes is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Lincoln (UK). He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Oxford...

Schrödinger’s novichok: 12 points from the Dawn Sturgess inquiry, part 1

What happens when evidence of a nerve agent poisoning exists in impossible dual states? Part one of a three-part report on the Dawn Sturgess...
Ouroboros and Disinformation

The Real Problem of Disinformation

According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our...

Visualizing Power in a Post-Kitsch World

The term 'kitsch' describes that element of 'poor taste' often seen in chintzy, factory-made objects intended to stir strong emotions in consumers who experience...