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Israeli student’s complaint against Warwick University partially upheld 27 Aug 2013 | 02:01 am
Back in 2011 the case of Smadar Bakovic received some coverage here and elsewhere. To recap, she was studying at the University of Warwick and felt that the dissertation supervisor she had been assig...
The Eternal Peace Activist 26 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm
This is a guest post by Kevin Higgins The Eternal Peace Activist after Donovan and Pete Seeger When the child soldiers came to our village, I offered them green, red, yellow lollipops. I didn’t ...
A modest proposal: Humayon Dar on slavery 26 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
Dar’s recent article, published in the Express Tribune, opens: It is politically incorrect to argue for efficiency of slavery or its modern form, bonded labour, but following the academic tradition s...
On Salif Keita and ‘heeding’ the call to boycott Israel 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
A man persuaded against his will is of the same persuasion still A few days ago I posted on the case of Salif Keita over on Engage. Briefly, the Malian musician’s cancellation of a trip to Israel wa...
Fifty-four years after the Revolution 26 Aug 2013 | 05:22 am
The great Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez’s best post yet. Read it. And forward it to anyone you know on the “Left” who still considers Castro’s Cuba worthy of solidarity.
Violence and arrests at anti-Roma marches in the Czech Republic 25 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm
Anti-Roma marches in the Czech Republic have been marked by the use of tear gas by the police, and it is reported that around 100 people have been arrested. In Ostrava and Ceske Budejovice demonstrat...
Tweet of the day? 25 Aug 2013 | 02:43 am
These pro-Assad idiots have no clue what actual chemistry one needs to do to synthesize a CW. It's not as easy as cooking their meth! #duh — mz ( م.ز ) (@Dr_mz13) August 24, 2013 The author is a “Ph...
“[O]ne Gatling with a full supply of ammunition, can clear a street or track, and keep it clear” 24 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
It was 136 years ago today, during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, that the following letter (happily preserved for posterity) was sent: Gatling Gun Company. Hartford, Conn., U.S.A. August 24, 1...
Inferior but Equal: Response to Vicky Beeching’s interview with Mo Ansar 24 Aug 2013 | 02:29 pm
This is a guest post by Lejla Kurić I would like to start by congratulating Vicky Beeching on her new website faithinfeminism.com, and commending her for instigating debate about an important subject...
So, farewell then, Groklaw 24 Aug 2013 | 12:50 pm
A quick skim of comments in the Guardian suggests a strong degree of sympathy and support for Pamela Jones, following her announcement that Groklaw is to close down due to fears around government surv...
