Spencer A. Leonard [This article has been reprinted in Mainstream Weekly] Deep historical precedents However sincere its backers or belligerent its enemies, the “War on Terror” is not and cannot become anti-Islamist. This is not because, as some think, there is no Islamist or Taliban-style fascism on the receiving end of America’s War on Terror. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 | Platypus Review editor | 2 comments | ContinuedIssue #10
Afghanistan, internationalism and the Left: an interview with Terry Glavin
Andony Melathopoulos The following interview was conducted as an email exchange between Andony Melathopoulos and Terry Glavin in December 2008. Terry Glavin is a Canadian journalist, an outspoken critic of the anti-war movement’s call to withdrawal foreign troops from Afghanistan and a founder of the Afghanistan Canada Solidarity Committee (afghanistan-canada-solidarity.org). Andony Melathopoulos: You just returned [...]
February 1st, 2009 | Platypus Review editor | 2 comments | Continued
The New School occupation and the direction of student politics: an interview with Atlee McFellin
Pam C. Nogales C. The occupation of the New School Graduate Faculty building on 65 5th Ave. began in the late evening on December 17, 2008 and lasted over thirty hours. In the build-up to the action, differences arose respecting the aims and potential effectiveness of an occupation. Against both a negotiating committee and concrete [...]
February 1st, 2009 | Platypus Review editor | 2 comments | Continued