“From Minab to Gaza to Washington: A Bleak International Women’s Day”
115 years from the first march for women's rights the situation of women across the world has never been more precarious.
USA and Israel: Hands off Iran!
#No2ShahNo2Mullahs is one slogan of the Iranian Resistance. And unlike royalist emigres they do not want the USA and Israel bombing their country.
Churchill or Bust?
There are so many big lies in the world – think Brexit Bus or the current outpourings from the Whitehouse – that there is a danger that the little lies…
Is Trump a God? The Consolations of Mythology.
Bernard Knox’s introduction to Robert Fagles’ translation of The Iliad contains an interesting discussion on the nature of the gods and heroes of Greek myth. In contrast to the moral…
Corbyn’s critics plumb new depths
On Sunday Nick Cohen wrote a column in the Observer: Extremism thrives because of cowardly collaborators. It was fairly run of the mill. Republican politicians who pride themselves on their…