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Category Archive: terrorism

Martin McGuinness: From IRA Leader to Peaceful Deputy First Minister

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McGuinness’s life illustrates the path from political violence to peaceful cooperation, argues Ruairidh Fraser — but Brexit threatens to unravel hard-won progress.

ruairidh1 December 17, 2019 Brexit, Britain, Ireland, Northern Ireland, radical politics, terrorism, the Left

Distant Lessons from Algeria, 1954-1962

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Alistair Horne’s book reminds us that political violence thrives on the exclusion of moderates — to everyone’s detriment.

Murray Browne August 1, 2019 Africa, book reviews, dog days classics, France, politics, radical politics, terrorism

Thoughts on the “Incel,” Masculinity, and the Future of Postindustrial Society

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Since the deadly van attack in Toronto, I’ve been thinking about the dark and foreboding concept of the […]

Alex Sayf Cummings April 25, 2018 capitalism, conservatism, gender, labor, post-industrial society, radical politics, terrorism, Uncategorized

Watching 12 Monkeys in a Post-9/11 World

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Chris Marker’s groundbreaking short film La Jetée doubles, incredibly, as one of the most lyrical meditations on two […]

Alex Sayf Cummings September 28, 2017 1990s, film, terrorism

What Robocop Tells Us about the Neoliberal City, Then and Now

The recent release of Jose Padilha’s reboot of the RoboCop franchise offers ToM another opportunity to indulge in […]

Keith Orejel March 24, 2014 cities, Detroit, drones, film, Neoliberalism, technology, terrorism, War on Terror

Sensuous Spies: Mass Surveillance and the History of the Senses

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Eavesdropping, censorship, recording, and surveillance are weapons of power. The technology of listening in on, ordering, transmitting, and […]

LG October 30, 2013 human rights, politics, sensory history, surveillance, technology, terrorism

An Ex-Intelligence Analyst’s Take on the Mess in Syria

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“All that is very well,” replied Candide, “but let us cultivate our garden.” — François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), Candide: […]

Eric Frith September 4, 2013 foreign policy, human rights, politics, Syria, terrorism

Into Darkness Iron Man!: Drone Strikes and Terrorism in the Post-9/11 Era

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[Editor’s note: For those of you who have seen neither Iron Man 3 or Star Trek: Into Darkness, […]

Ryan Reft May 22, 2013 1980s, film, foreign policy, Los Angeles, media, politics, Popular culture, terrorism, Uncategorized

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