The Divisive Iron Lady
Speaking of Class: The King's Speech and Downtown Abbey
Non-Educated Delinquents and the British Hooligan Film
London River: A Look at 7/7 from an Unconventional Source
Left Forum 2010: Hilary Wainwright
Audio interview with Hilary Wainwright, a leading researcher and writer on the emergence of new forms of democractic accountability within parties, movements and the state. She is also editor of Red Pepper, a British new left magazine. An updated edition of her book, Reclaim the State: Adventures in Popular Democracy was published in December of 2009.
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Time to Bury the "Graveyard of Empires"
Expect to see Afghanistan in the headlines a lot during the next few weeks as President Obama meets with Congressional and military leaders to plot the next step of America’s Afghan strategy. That means you’ll also likely hear your fair share of pundits weighing in on the topic and more than a few of them are sure to refer to Afghanistan, perhaps in ominous tones, as “the graveyard of empires.”
