Archive for 'Stoppers'
Fathom Essays on Antisemitism
‘The Oldest Prejudice in Modern Garb: Essays on Today’s Antisemitism’ is a new collection of essays by David Hirsh, Norman Geras and Eve Garrard. It’s online here.
Defining Antisemitism Down by the sociologist David Hirsh of Goldsmiths College, University of London, argues that when the academics union rejected the European Union’s official definition of anti-Semitism (The [...]
Posted: June 7th, 2013 under Israel, Israel/Palestine, Stoppers, antisemitism.
Only 244 days until Christmas
And I have found the ideal gift for your anti-imperialist friend.
Posted: April 24th, 2013 under Stoppers.
The Death of Leninism in the UK
Since the SWP has been a prominent issue throughout the history of Harry’s Place, I thought this obituary of the SWP by Paul Anderson might deserve some attention:
Here is his conclusion:
after 9/11, the SWP threw itself into anti-war activism – and found itself new allies in the form of the Muslim Association of Britain and [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2013 under Galloway, Stoppers, The Left, Trots.
At the bottom of my holiday gift list
Just below Karl Rove’s Super PAC.
Posted: November 19th, 2012 under Stoppers.
Libertarians and Stoppers find common ground on Obama
A libertarian outfit called the Ralph Smeed Foundation sponsored this electronic billboard in Idaho after the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater massacre.
Of course the sentiments expressed here are precisely those you find every day on the website of the Stop the War Coalition and countless other websites of the “antiwar” Left.
And let’s not forget [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2012 under Obama, Stoppers.
My gift to the Stoppers
If you go to the Stop the War Coalition home page and move your cursor over “America’s global empire of military bases grows to over 1000″ near the top, you’ll see this cartoon:
I have no idea of the source, but it does get to the heart of what many Stoppers believe.
I would like to suggest [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2012 under Stoppers.
Chomsky’s obsession with the US
John Gray’s review of Chomsky’s latest tome is worth a read:
Reading these articles, published between April 2007 and October 2011, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that, for Chomsky, America is virtually the sole obstacle to peace in the world. Crimes committed by other powers are mentioned occasionally, but only in passing. Nowhere does [...]
Posted: February 8th, 2012 under Books, Israel, Middle East, Stoppers, The Left, Wingnuttery.
Caption Competition
Hat tip Potkin Azarmehr
Posted: February 1st, 2012 under Iran, Stoppers.
Dwindling
The turnouts at Stop the War Coalition demonstrations seem to be dwindling before our eyes.
According to Huffington Post, a protest Saturday outside the US embassy in London against any possible Western intervention in Iran or Syria drew only about 200 people. The Socialist Worker put the turnout at 400, which means that Huffington Post is [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2012 under Stoppers.
Would you want this book on your coffee table?
At The Guardian website, security editor Richard Norton-Taylor is flogging Stop The War: A Graphic History, featuring 200+ pages of Stopper-approved photos, illustrations and cartoons.
Whether the book features the glorious profusion of Hezbollah flags and pictures of the famous pacifist Hassan Nasrallah that appeared in Stop the War demonstrations during the 2006 Lebanon war, I [...]