The daily press coverage of violent events says a lot about the realities we endure in Colombia, but more about ourselves as citizens and, of course, about the attitude of the mass media and its journalists. Germán Ayala Osorio* For this reason, Colombia overwhelms, wearies, harasses, disturbs, distresses… […]
In Focus
In Focus
Radek: a novel
This historical novel begins just before the outbreak of World War I with Karl Radek waiting to hear if he has been expelled from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP). Sean Sheehan The matter is controversial and Lenin does not support his expulsion. Radek suspects, all too […]
From beyond the grave: Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa was born in October 1941, the eldest son of a prominent family in Ogoni, which is today in Rivers State, Nigeria. He was executed on November 10th 1995. Dorset Eye After leaving university he initially pursued an academic career. During the Biafran war (1967-1970) he was […]
Decadence, art and ideology
“Decadence” is usually a term used by right-wing people to castigate individuals and societies with whom they disagree, and whose lifestyle they disapprove of. Steve Latham The arts are frequently said to be in decline, embodied in paradoxical trends: a lack of originality and repetition of the past, […]
Going nowhere
Michael Marder’s pocket-sized “Philosophy for passengers” is the perfect book to fit in your backpack or wheelie when making a journey. Sean Sheehan You are, at some stage, consumed by the exhilaration or dread that is prompting the travel but this book, acting as both distraction and therapy, […]