North America

Tim Gee ponders the pros and cons of raising monuments to radical heroes.

Filed in: Activism Culture United States

Tim Gee witnesses a move from symbolic action to grassroots solidarity work.

Filed in: Activism United States

Richard Swift gives us a round-up of the best offerings at Toronto’s annual film-fest.

Filed in: Canada

Our US columnist Mark Engler is riled by the shamelessness of the financial élite.

Filed in: Finance United States

Richard Swift says Canada’s wave of pots-and-pans protests signal the first major rupture with the austerity agenda.

Filed in: Canada Education

Obama’s decision to give legal status to 800,000 immigrants in the US is a tremendous advance, says Mark Engler.

Filed in: Human Rights Migration Politics United States

Mark Engler argues the Catholic Church has made a parody of itself by criticizing nuns for ‘focusing too much on poverty and economic injustice.’

Filed in: Religion United States

As President Blaise Compaore is granted immunity for previous crimes, Virgil Hawkins looks back at Burkina Faso’s recent turbulent history.

Filed in: Burkina Faso United States

Or are they a mechanism that allows people to bypass a natural aversion to killing? Syed Hamad Ali investigates.

Filed in: Arms Pakistan Terrorism United States

In the week David Cameron meets his Mauritian counterpart to discuss the Chagos Islands, Virgil Hawkins sees suspicious motivations on both sides.

Filed in: Diego Garcia Human Rights Mauritius Migration Military United Kingdom United States

Outspoken scholar Norman Finkelstein speaks to Hazel Healy about his latest book Knowing Too Much.

Filed in: Conflict Israel Palestine United States