Thursday, 02 August 2012 19:17
An edited extract from A People's History of London by Lindsey German and John Rees
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A huge gap separates the way in which Britain was represented in the Olympic opening ceremony and the lives of ordinary people under austerity, Lindsey German writes
As the opening ceremony begins, Jonathon Shafi provides a guide to the reality behind the hype of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Protesters are told political speeches will be banned at the Counter Olympics Network demonstration on 28th July
The Olympic Games are a mirror of the gross class inequality in 21st century London, writes Lindsey German in the Huffington Post
Organisers aren't engaged with the needs of ordinary Londoners, writes Ruth Stokes
With his book offering a blueprint for a better Olympics published this week, author Mark Perryman explains his Five New Rings
Whose Games? Whose City? No Limos! No Logos! No Launchers! Neil Faulkner argues why we need to demonstrate against the Corporate Olympics
The Ministry of Defence was not short of critics at a public forum last night to discuss the siting of missiles on the rooftop of Bow Quarter.
Neil Faulkner dispels the myth around the Olympic Torch as the invention of the ancients, but rather as an invention by the Nazi as symbol of national prestige.
Neil Faulkner comments on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is under increasing pressure to drop Dow Chemical as a sponsor as campaigners delivered over 60,000 signatures in protest.
Neil Faulkner looks at the political history of the Olympics and how global corporations are using London 2012 to broadcast their lies and promote their products
In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, Neil Faulkner comments on the modern games in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
In the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, Neil Faulkner comments on the modern games in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
Neil Faulkner discusses the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
London 2012 is an artefact of modern corporate capitalism, so its sponsorship by Dow and BP seems entirely natural to its organisers writes Neil Faulkner
Security guards at the Olympics will be searching your bags for food to ensure you're forced to eat the junk food sold by the event's sponsors.
The latest post by Neil Faulkner for Yale University Blog commenting on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
Neil Faulkner's first of a regular series of blog posts for Yale University Blog commenting on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients.
31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival
In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross
With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...
Saturday 22 June 2013
9:30am – 5pm
Central Hall Westminster
Events
Books
How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham
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