US efforts to force Iraqis to swallow permanent vassal status and give up control of their oil echoes British imperial history argues Seamus Milne.

A.G. Noorani reviews ‘The Scandal of Empire: India and the Creation of Imperial Britain’, by Nicholas B. Dirks.

We are reproducing in two parts a chapter on Enoch Powell from Jonathan Rutherford’s new book, Forever England. Using a mixture of political, historical and psychological analysis, Rutherford offers a rich account of the interaction of masculinity, empire and race in the development of Powell’s notorious but undoubtedly significant brand of politics. This part focuses in particular on Powell’s relationship to the British Empire and the development of his character through his austere and isolated childhood and education. Part 2, following shortly, draws upon this backdrop to develop an account of his political career.

John Pilger describes how the Palestinian breakout of Gaza offers inspiration for people struggling to bring down the new Berlin Walls all over the world.

Anti-war activists have not always embraced the rhetoric of anti-imperialism. Richard Phillips examines the many meanings of that slippery term and asks whether it is still relevant in describing today’s unequal and often violent world.

John Pilger joins Democracy Now! for the hour to play excerpts of his documentaries and speak of the struggles he has covered.