In solidarity with the #J10 strikers: the 1926 General Strike (two videos)
In solidarity with the 1.5 million public sector workers who are set to strike against pay freezes, pension cuts and austerity measures on Thursday 10 July, here are two videos with footage of the 1926 General Strike.
The darker the night the brighter the star – how a tile exposed the Holocaust deniers’ lies
The lack of evidence of gas chambers at the Treblinka death camp in Poland has been used again and again by Holocaust deniers as “proof” that the Nazis did not exterminate 6 million Jews.
June 2014: Tracks of the month
One of the most profound statements on music I’ve ever heard or read was made by the saxophone player Charlie Parker, he said:
Guest post from France: the need for a united fight against the fascists
At the end of May, the Front National results in the European elections sent a shockwave across France. Here we look at the causes of this disaster, and at what can be done.
France: who voted for the fascist Front National – facts and figures
After the initial shock of the fascist Front National’s victory in the European elections in France with a record 25% of the vote, it’s time to look at where that vote came from.
Horace Silver, 1928–2014
I was saddened to hear of the death of one of my favourite jazz pianists, Horace Silver.