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Time to Bury the "Graveyard of Empires"

Sunday, October 11, 2009By Ed HancoxExpect to see Afghanistan in the headlines a lot during the next few weeks as President Obama meets with Congressional and military leaders to plot the next step of...

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Left Forum 2010: Hilary Wainwright

Saturday, March 20, 2010By JK FowlerAudio interview with Hilary Wainwright, a leading researcher and writer on the emergence of new forms of democractic accountability within parties, movements and the...

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London River: A Look at 7/7 from an Unconventional Source

Wednesday, August 4, 2010By Corinne GoldenbergThe date was 7/7/05.  For George Psaradakis, bus driver for the number 30 bus through London, the day had seemed quite normal. Better than normal, in...

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Non-Educated Delinquents and the British Hooligan Film

Friday, December 10, 2010By Corinne GoldenbergEight years after his directorial success with The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Peter Mullan is receiving praise for his new film, Neds (2010). The film made...

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Speaking of Class: The King's Speech and Downtown Abbey

Wednesday, January 26, 2011By Corinne GoldenbergWho would have thought that a film about a king’s speech impediment could be so good? Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech (2010) captivates us, not only with...

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The Divisive Iron Lady

Tuesday, January 17, 2012By Corinne GoldenbergI left the theatre feeling somewhat disappointed. After seeing Phyllida Lloyd’s new film, The Iron Lady (2011), I hadn’t really learned much about our...

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To Be or Not To Be Independent: The Scottish Question

Friday, September 12, 2014By Robert DuncanMembers of the English Scots for Yes Campaign (Photo: Billy Pickett) On July 1, 1940, The Times published an editorial that read, “… The European house cannot...

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Holiday Traditions from Around the World

Tuesday, December 23, 2014By Laura Scheriau Five people (inlcuding me) from around the world describe the Christmas and New Year traditions where they live: Azerbaijan, Germany, Mexico, the United...

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