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UK: Why is Owen Jones defending a Nazi collaborator?
Guardian columnist Owen Jones markets himself as a leading leftist voice. His profile on Twitter, where he has more than one million followers, emphasizes his “anti-fascist” credentials. Why, then, did he just publish a defense of a Nazi collaborator? An Israeli judge once ruled that Zionist leader Rezső Kasztner was Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann’s “catspaw,”… Continue reading
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Leftists in UK outraged as Labour Party suspends Ken Loach
Leftist and progressive sections across the UK expressed shock and outrage at the expulsion of veteran socialist and filmmaker Ken Loach from the Labour Party. On Saturday, August 14, Loach tweeted about his expulsion from the party. Left-wing sections denounced the Labour leadership’s decision to expel socialists like Loach. Thousands, including MP Jeremy Corbyn, extended… Continue reading
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WATCH: The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange
A new documentary by Juan Passarelli can be seen here on Consortium News, followed by a panel discussion with Passarelli, director Ken Loach and filmmaker Suzie Gilbert. Continue reading
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The smearing of Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn is the face of our new toxic politics
Last month Loach found himself plunged into the heart of a pitiless drama that could have come straight from one of his own films. This veteran chronicler of society’s ills was forced to stand down as a judge in a school anti-racism competition, falsely accused of racism himself and with no means of redress. Continue reading
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HOUSMANS RADICAL BOOKS NEWS UPDATE 22 March 2013
22 March 2013 — Housmans 1. ‘The Revolution of Everyday Life’ with Donald Nicholson Smith this Friday 29th March2. Housmans new publication ‘You Can’t Evict an Idea: What Can We Learn From Occupy?’ by Tim Gee now in stock3. Appeal from Ken Loach4. Easter opening hours5. ‘Is green growth possible and do we really need it?’ a debate with Pete Continue reading
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Made in Dagenham: Lessons for Today from the Golden Age of Factory Unrest? by Steve Early
In 1968, the world was transfixed by global student unrest. Less attention was paid to factory uprisings that occurred at the same time and overlapped with campus protests in places like France. In one small corner of the Ford Motor Company’s huge production complex in Dagenham, England, several hundred women did their part in the… Continue reading
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Ken Loach on the Russell Tribunal on Palestine
Film director Ken Loach explains why he supports the Russell Tribunal on Palestine Continue reading
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Ken Loach open letter to the Edinburgh Film Festival
To be crystal clear: as a film maker you will receive a warm welcome in Edinburgh. You are not censored or rejected. The opposition was to the Festival’s taking money from the Israeli state. Continue reading
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Guillaume Andreux and Charlotte Pello, “Ken Loach: ‘Make the Interests of Ordinary People Come First’”
Hundreds of thousands of people are now abandoning the old way of doing politics, tired of the establishment that has caused the current social situation. If we don’t take advantage of this moment, we may have to wait another 15 to 20 years before finding a new political opportunity. That’s why I think the NPA… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 