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Thoughts on Libya and liberal interventionism 2011 March 25 In the Guardian, Jonathan Freedland writes that liberal interventionism is “fine in…
Mike Marqusee
Mike Marqusee was born in New York and migrated to Britain in 1971, age 18. Since then he's lived mostly in London, where he has been active in numerous campaigns for social justice. For twenty years, until 2000, he was a member of the British Labour Party, working (largely without success) to stop the party's takeover by the forces of 'New Labour'. More recently he has been involved with the anti-war and Palestine solidarity movements.Mike has written extensively about the politics of culture, including sport, music and the visual arts. He has writen books on a variety of topics, including the politics of cricket in both England and south Asia, Muhammad Ali (Redemption Song), Bob Dylan (Wicked Messenger), and, most recently, If I Am Not for Myself: Journey of an Anti-Zionist Jew (Verso, 2008). Mike contributes columns to The Hindu (in India) and Red Pepper (in Britian). His published aticles and comment on his books can be found on www.mikemarqusee.com
Obama abroad LEVEL PLAYING FIELD The Hindu 29 May When it came to foreign affairs, Barack Obama’s first presidential task was a…
CONTENDING FOR THE LIVING Red Pepper, June-July 2011 In 1818, Shelley visited his friend Byron in Venice, where his Lordship was camped…
On a bright winter morning we made a pilgrimage to the hill of Al Rabweh, on the outskirts of Ramallah, where the…
Britain’s coalition government has embarked on an ambitious programme of social engineering. The purpose of its historic package of public spending cuts…
Politicians, it seems, feel obliged to genuflect before the altar of cancer, so it's not surprising that the government has made strenuous…
At a fringe meeting at last month's Conservative party conference, one of the speakers began a defence of British bankers' bonuses (£7…
Mike Marqusee has just returned from a visit with trade unionists and democracy activists in Swaziland. This article will appear in The…
The logic of "the market" masks a modern form of despotism where the self-interests of financial elites are dressed up as the…
[This essay was published in 2007 in the book Selling US Wars, edited by Achin Vanaik, Olive Tree Press.] I am…