Tag Archives: Freedom
Sharing – the alternative to inequality and collapse
Graham Peebles explains why redistribution – or sharing – of resources, skills and knowledge is the sensible alternative to the prevalent neo-liberal model, which is promoting inequality and destroying social cohesion. Read more [...]
Imprisoned Palestinian leader mourns Nelson Mandela’s death
Message from Marwan Barghouthi, imprisoned Read more [...]
The vultures feeding off Mandela’s memory
Nureddin Sabir views the Israeli and Western vultures heaping praise on Nelson Mandela now that he has died, despite doing their best to thwart his struggle for freedom during the apartheid era. Read more [...]
Obama and civil liberties: bad precedent, bad faith
Lawrence Davidson explains why in terms of civil liberties there is not much “daylight” between Obama’s practice and the past behaviour of neo-conservative vulgarians such as George W. Bush. Read more [...]
A US national debate about government spying?
Lawrence Davidson says debating the merits of US government spying on citizens to protect against terrorism must include the causes of terrorism – US foreign policy and the lobbies behind it. Read more [...]
Seeds of change in Ethiopia
Graham Peebles sees in this month’s demonstration in the Ethiopian capital signs of hope but says real change will happen only if this serves as a catalyst for a coordinated, strategic movement. Read more [...]
Solidarity with the Syrian revolution
Nureddin Sabir calls on freedom-loving people worldwide to declare publicly their support for the Syrian people and to participate in the Global Day of Solidarity with the Syrian Revolution on 31 May. Read more [...]
In solidarity with the people of Syria
A petition in support of the Syrian Read more [...]
Freedom and high anxiety in the USA
Lawrence Davidson says US-type freedom has encouraged the heartless disregard of poverty, allowed the evolution of interest groups that work against national interests and produced a media environment that breeds exaggeration. Read more [...]
Islamist bigots in Bangladesh
For Islamists, there is no such thing Read more [...]
