Category Archives: Antiracism

Ukip: pretty straight racist guys

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Matt

Two days ago, all 16 Ukip councillors in Lincoln refused to reaffirm an anti-racism pledge, originally put forward by Labour six years ago, which asserts that Lincolnshire County Council will serve all people in the county equally. Why wouldn’t they … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Matt

Today is the seventieth anniversary of the Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, which began on April 19, 1943, when German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants to the Treblinka concentration camp. For the best … Continue reading →

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Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffith and today’s Far-Right Imagination

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Matt

I’ve just watched D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation, a film that I’ve often heard about but not seen until now. It’s a disturbing and disconcerting experience, not just because of its rampantly white supremacist view of the American … Continue reading →

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Discussing Breivik

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Matt

Yesterday I appeared as a guest on the BBC World Service programme World Have Your Say to debate the Breivik trial, which is still available here.   The programme was an interesting format; it’s basically an open discussion with only … Continue reading →

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