US policy towards the Middle East is driven by a rarefied form of madness. It’s time we took it seriously.
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Victim’s Licence
Our fairytale version of Rwanda’s genocide has allowed us to overlook the government’s own crimes against humanity
The Bones of the Saint
Remarks at the launch of Scott Lucas’s book The Betrayal of Dissent
Jump on our Bandwagon
The corporations’ Achilles heel is the environment. It’s time for the left to hit it.
The British Threat
By hardening its position on nuclear weapons, Labour is encouraging proliferation
Battle of the Manifestos
Battle of the Manifestos
A Charter to Intervene
We need new international laws to tell us whether or not force is justified.
Low Hanging Fruit
The superstores are mopping up the last pockets of resistance
Seeds of Distraction
The biotech companies want us to consider everything except their motives.
Extreme Measures
We can’t rely on the Establishment to topple Tony Blair: we must do it ourselves.
The Sleaze Behind Our Science
The conflicts of interest revealed by the MMR story are everywhere.
Mighty Mouse
Disney’s infantilisation of our culture masks a hard, hegemonic will
Letter of Resignation
Letter of Resignation
Natural Aesthetes
Wildlife is wonderful. We don’t need any other excuse to protect it.
On the Edge of Lunacy
British foreign aid is being directed to countries willing to sell off their assets to big business
A Weapon With Wings
The centenary of the Wright brothers’ flight should be a day of international mourning.
Invasion of the Entryists
How a cruel and bizarre cult colonised the interface between science and the media.
December Debate – part 2
December Debate – part 2
December Debate – Part 1
Online debate with Guardian readers
The Bottom of the Barrel
Oil is running out, but no one wants to talk about it.