Ray Manzarek, most known as a founding member of the ’60s rock band The Doors, is dead. According to a message posted on the band’s Facebook page, Manzarek died of bile duct cancer while in Rosenheim, Germany, on Monday, May 20. He was 74. Wife Dorothy Manzarek and brothers Rick and James were by his […]
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Are you a ‘domestic extremist’? How to ask if you are on police databases
11th April 2013 – 13:35
A snapshot of protester Matt Salusbury taken openly by a Metropolitan police surveillance team Rob Evans and Paul Lewis explain how the Data Protection Act can open up police files. Plus a step-by-step guide to making your own request Have you been on a protest recently? Have you attended a political meeting, or stopped by […]
What’s wrong with world trade?
26th February 2013 – 12:26
Trade can be a powerful engine for reducing poverty. But rich countries dominate the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is where global trade rules are negotiated. And they set rules under which poor countries continually lose out. Wealthy nations have double standards too – forcing poorer countries to keep to rules they don’t obey themselves. […]
Stephen King releases gun control essay
28th January 2013 – 14:45
Best-selling author Stephen King has just released a passionate call for greater gun control, titled “Guns.” In a coup for Amazon, the essay is available only through its Kindle Store for 99 cents. King begins with a bitter recitation of the way school shootings are commonly reported in the news and the way politicians and […]