A ‘plausible genocide’ that could be ended easily The US and even Britain could force a ceasefire by halting arms sales to Israel, writes KEVIN OVENDEN, and now the staggering failure to take any meaningful action is weighing heavily on both country’s political establishment
Tuesday 23rd Mar 2021 Westminster politics is dire – so don’t lose sight of the bigger picture Can unity of purpose and organisation bring about the fighting coalitions needed to beat the Tories? KEVIN OVENDEN believes so, but warns the left needs to be bold
Friday 19th Feb 2021 OPINION An elephant trap for the left A demoralised and insular left is in danger of handing the issue of free speech over to the dishonest right – and no good can come of it for socialists, warns KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 05th Feb 2021 Disconnect and dissent mark a Europe in crisis Venal governments and weak parliamentary oppositions, along with great social discontent, create serious questions for the left to grapple with, says KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 22nd Jan 2021 There’s no return to the ‘old normal’ Despite what some commentators might contend, Biden’s election represents no return to the liberal Third Way consensus, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 11th Dec 2020 Authoritarianism deepens as liberals delude themselves There has been no 'victory over populism' and a return to '90s style corporate stability in Europe or the US: callous hard-right politics is growing and any respite is purely in the minds of an out-of-touch neoliberal establishment, warns KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 20th Nov 2020 Greeks defy government ban to mark 1973 democratic uprising Brutal repression and snatch squads failed to deter a mass turnout of protesters in Athens, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Friday 06th Nov 2020 The US election: The times they aren't a-changing Right-wing populism is not fading away on account of exposure through holding office. Nor are the capsized political systems of the neoliberal era automatically righting themselves, writes KEVIN OVENDEN
Thursday 22nd Apr 2021 Greek neonazi leaders sentenced to 13 years jail in historic victory for anti-fascist movement by Kevin Ovendenin Athens
Tuesday 13th Oct 2020 Victims' lawyers decry lenient sentence proposals by Greek state prosecutor in Golden Dawn trial KEVIN OVENDEN reports as judges weigh what sentence to issue convicted neonazi criminals
Wednesday 07th Oct 2020 Golden Dawn ‘a criminal organisation,’ court rules in biggest trial of fascists since Nuremberg by Kevin Ovenden in Athens