Review of American Subversive by David Goodwillie (Scribner, 309 pages, 2010). David Goodwillie’s American Subversive is a study in trust—earning it and detecting it. One of the main characters is skilled at identifying who among her friends and colleagues is trustworthy. The other main character is an amateur who fails miserably at gauging who...
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Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, will launch this November as part of the annual COMICA Festival with an exhibition of political comic work to coincide with the release of our new comic book anthology. The Exhibition will take a retrospective look at how comics have been employed throughout history to debate and highlight political issues...
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With the World Trade Organization in retreat globally, do we remember the seeds of the anti-capitalist movements that blossomed and, on November 30, 1999, brought Seattle to a standstill? Released just in time for the 10th anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests, this collection confronts the challenges of historical memory, and suggests just how...
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Transnational solidarity can be crucial for movements of nonviolent struggle – in helping them emerge, in accessing contacts and resources, and in applying leverage on a regime or corporation. Some “transnational advocacy networks” have been criticised for “taking over” from local organisers and for in effect having a disempowering impact on the struggles...
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