This article appeared in the Philadelphia Jewish Voice. On 28 April, the fifth largest supermarket chain in Britain, the Co-operative Group, voted to stop trading with Israeli companies that source some of their products from…
This article appears in Progress Online. On 28 April, the Co-operative Group voted to stop trading with Israeli companies that source some of their products from Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. It is the…
This article appears in this week’s issue of Solidarity. The week leading up to May Day is commemorated each year around the world as “North Korea Freedom Week”, though you’d hardly know that if you…
This article appeared in Jungle World. Modena ist außerhalb Italiens bekannt als die Stadt, in der die berühmten Ferrari-Sportwagen gebaut werden. Doch für Italiener, vor allem für Linke, ist Modena auch die »rote Stadt«, sie…
This article appeared in Solidarity. Mass murderers, and especially those who execute children at point-blank range, are not normally objects of one’s sympathy. It is possible, I imagine, for Nazis to “understand” the motives of…
I admit it – I’m an early adopter. That means that I enjoy trying out new technologies, though I can also claim I do this for work reasons as well. As a consultant to unions…
This March marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bayard Rustin, the American civil rights leader who passed away in 1987. Rustin is remembered as the organiser of the great 1963 March on Washington…
This article appears in Jungle World today. Bei seinem Indonesien-Besuch in der vergangenen Woche entschied der ehemalige britische Parlamentsabgeordnete George Galloway offenbar, das weltweit bevölkerungsreichste muslimische Land könne eine gesunde Dosis des guten, alten Antisemitismus…
This article appears in the current issue of Solidarity. The opening scene of Michel Hazanavicius’ new film, “The Artist”, is a movie within a movie. It’s the final moments of a fictional 1927 silent film….
This article appears in the current issue of Jungle World. A Russian translation is here. Im Parlament Kasachstans wird es künftig mehrere Parteien geben. Das ist nach der Wahl am Sonntag so sicher wie der…