Issue 4:5 – Middle East
- Introduction
14 March 2013 8:59 AM | No Comments - Don’t Listen to Assad’s Rhetoric; Why Western Militaries Must Play a Role in Syria
14 March 2013 8:58 AM | 3 Comments - Trouble down the Tigris
14 March 2013 8:57 AM | No Comments - 21st Century Slavery in the UAE
14 March 2013 8:56 AM | 2 Comments - The 2003 Iraq War: Was it a humanitarian intervention?
14 March 2013 8:55 AM | No Comments - The Resource Curse
14 March 2013 8:54 AM | No Comments - A Pan-Arabian Nation: A fantasy or a possibility?
14 March 2013 8:53 AM | No Comments - The Iranian Shah and Underestimating Islam: A Case Study in Failed Puppetry
14 March 2013 8:51 AM | No Comments - The Great Identity Crisis and America’s fear of a nuclear Iran
14 March 2013 8:50 AM | No Comments - Yemen: The Road to Reconciliation
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Download PDF Version of the Latest Issue
Posted on July 11, 2012 | No CommentsCanvas Volume 3 Issue 6 is now available in PDF form. If you would like to download a copy please click the link below. Canvas Volume 3 Issue 6 -
Introduction to Issue 6: Capitalism
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsWelcome to the final issue of the year! In this post, we introduce the issue in a thematic way, including: for and against; issues within capitalism; and, capitalism around the world. -
Against Capitalism’s Moral Critics
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentDefenders of the capitalist system often rely wholly on economics, ceding the ground of morality to their critics who proceed to brand free market enthusiasts as foul, greedy, selfish, or heartless. Yet it’s entirely unnecessary for the defenders of capitalism to continue the argument on the back foot, ceding that capitalism is an amoral, or even immoral, system. It is true that if we take the modern colloquial definition of a ‘moral action’ as selfless, charitable and self-sacrificing, then capitalism clearly fails. Capitalism runs on self-interest, on the pursuit by individuals of their desires, whether that is the producer seeking a profit or the consumer seeking to improve their happiness and wellbeing. So the question is this – is the dominant world economic system entirely incompatible with morality, or is our modern concept of morality wrong? The conflicted attitude of capitalism’s moral critics can be effectively explored through the prism... -
Is Capitalism the Only Reality?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentChris Olewicz explores why we are no longer able to imagine alternatives to capitalism. -
In(direct) Defence of Capitalism: What We Can learn From the U.S.S.R
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 2 CommentsArticle by Simon Renwick. -
Is a Purer Capitalism the Way Forward?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsAlexander Titcomb explores the Keynesian and monetarist debate -
A Woman’s Place is in the Office? Feminism and Capitalism
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentIn this article Lily Parr explores the relationship between capitalism and feminism -
A Call to Arms: Spenders of the World, Unite!
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 5 CommentsIn this article, David Jeffery explores how capitalism itself can be used to force banking reform and how the power of demand can create more ethical high street banking. -
The Benevolent Slave-Master: Capitalism Meets Charity
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentArticle by George Richards. -
Henry George: The Land Value Tax in British Political Culture
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 1 CommentArticle by Chris Olewicz.
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