The Left Side of the Church
The church is responsible for a litany of injustices — and today Christian rhetoric is used to defend a violent neoliberal capitalism. But the glorious tradition of liberation theology can't be forgotten.
Articles by: Hugh McDonnell
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Hugh McDonnell holds a PhD in history from the University of Amsterdam.
Anything but Pacific
Emmanuel Macron celebrated New Caledonia’s vote to remain part of France as an indication of the Republic’s strength. Yet France’s continued control is based on a bloody history of repression against the independence movement.
A Soldier for Peace
The life of French General Jacques Pâris de Bollardière shows how the strongest voices against war and militarism can come from the military’s own ranks.
How the National Front Changed France
Marine Le Pen has taken the National Front into the French mainstream without shedding the party's far-right politics.
Old World Order
The perception that Western European police are benevolent doesn't match reality.