Article Archive for December 2011
Independence Issue: Could Anarchism Work in the Age of Austerity? Anarchist Book Fair 2011 Review
The sound of a brass band greeted me as I walked into Queen Mary University’s Library Square for the Anarchist Book Fair. This is the fifth year running that this event has been held at the campus in Bethnal Green.
The book fair was started in 1983 by a group of …
Europe Issue: Ignited Indignation – Stéphane Hessel’s Time for Outrage! Book Review
Dynamite comes in small packages and Stéphane Hessel’s book Time for Outrage! is a testament to this, delivering an exceptionally powerful political punch in just 37 pages.
The metaphor of explosions are extremely fitting here as the author survived world war two as a resistance fighter in France amongst other things blowing …
The Largest Frontline Club Event: Julian Assange and Slavoj Žižek Talk Hosted by Amy Goodman
Wikileaks has lost its capital and possibly its founder, yet a few months ago at the Frontline club Assange seemed untouchable. The talk was between Julian Assange and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and was hosted by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on 2 July 2011 at the Troxy, a beautiful …
Europe Issue: A Britain with a Deep Passion for the Continent, Jonathan Scheele Profile
Thirty two Smith Square, in the heart of London was the home of the Conservative party until 2004. Now it houses one of the Thatcher era’s biggest enemies, the European Commission. Representing Europe is no easy task says 63-year-old Jonathan Scheele especially in the middle of the current economic crisis.
The …
