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The Architecture of Power

bureaucracy, coups, Democracy, Ece Temelkuran, Empire, GeoPolitics, Government, Howard Zinn, John Pilger, Power, territorial conquest, Thomas Hobbes, Timothy Snyder

Discover how empires, money and stories rule the world: power’s architecture across media, markets, algorithms,…

ART AND SOUL

Alan Turing, Alexei Navalny, Bloodline, Darcus Howe, David Attenborough, Democracy, Freedom, James Baldwin, nature, Peter Tatchell, protest, race, racial injustice, social justice, World War 2

May Art Gallery

Explore the May 24 Gallery: more Promises Project artwork from Pen vs Sword. Dive into our image-rich zine bridging digital and analogue expression

Brave New World: A Chillingly Accurate Dystopia - Aldous Huxley’s Brave New Warnings

WORDSMITHS PEN

activist, advocacy, advocate, Aldous Huxley, Author, Brave New World, caste system, communicator, Crome Yellow, Democracy, dystopia, fiction, George Orwell, inequality, Island, Neil Postman, soma, The Doors of Perception

Aldous Huxley – Brave New World, politics and dark visions

Aldous Huxleys Brave New World warns how comfort, tech and inequality seduce us from truth, freedom and meaning in the 21st century.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse - Voice of the Earth, Spirit of the Lakota

PEN

activism, ceremony, Cheyenne River, colonisation, Democracy, education, educator, equality, faith, First Voices Radio, Flute, Indigenous, justice, Lakota Nation, Mitakuye Oyasin, Nobel Peace Prize, race, racism, reform, Relationality, religion, social justice, Tiokasin Ghosthorse

Tiokasin Ghosthorse – indigenous voice, music and philosophy

Discover Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Lakota teacher and broadcaster, sharing Earth-centred wisdom, language power and a path to reconnection.

Whos future is it anyway? Can AI build a more inclusive future?

PEN

AI, AI models, covid-19, Democracy, education, equality, future, Geopolitical, global south, infrastructure, McKinsey, MRI, Nigeria, oligarchy, OpenAI, Orange, race, racism, reform, revolution, smartphone, social justice, Wadhwani Institute

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

AIs promise is divided: language, access and power decide who benefits. Can inclusive, local partnerships and African language support close the gap?

Julian Assange: Whistleblower or Journalist?

PEN

Amnesty International, collateral murder, data, Democracy, journalism, journalist, Julian Assange, public accountability, transparency, whistleblower, WikiLeaks

Julian Assange – WikiLeaks, persecution and press freedom

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: transparency vs security, legal battles, media ethics and the enduring power of information.

Jimmy Lai The Fearless Champion of Press Freedom

PEN

activism, advocacy, Apple Daily, china, Democracy, Dissent, Giordano, Government, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, journalism, Next Media, politics, Press Freedom, Resistance

Jimmy Lai: Fearless Champion of Press Freedom

Discover Jimmy Lai and his fearless fight for press freedom and democracy, from refugee roots to Apple Daily icon and global symbol of resistance.

SWORD

Allende, C.I.A, Chile, control, Coup, coup d'état, Democracy, Egypt, French Revolution, Ghana, history, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pinochet, Power, Thailand

Anatomy of a coup – how governments fall from within

A concise history of coups: from ancient power struggles to modern military takeovers, their causes, consequences and lasting legacies.

WORDSMITHS

Brexit, British, Democracy, Empire, Government, Magna Carta, New Labour, politics, Thatcherism, Welfare State

British Government and Politics: Magna Carta to Brexit

Explore 1,000 years of British government, from Magna Carta to Brexit, welfare state, Thatcher and UK politics today.

PEN

#Freedom, apartheid, Berlin Wall, Citizens, Democracy, Featured, protest, Rights

The Right to Protest

The right to protest is a pillar of democracy - how to balance free expression and public safety while keeping dissent alive.

PEN

9/11, Andrew Murray, anti-war protests, civil rights, Democracy, Gaza, Government, Iraq, Jeremy Corbyn, John Rees, Lindsey German, Middle East, NATO, pacifist, Palestine, peace, politics, revolutionary, socialist, Stop the War Coalition, StWC, Tony Benn, trade union

Stop the War Coalition – history, impact and controversies

Inside the Stop the War Coalition: from Iraq to Gaza, key figures, mass protests and the UKs enduring voice against militarism.

William J. Barber II A Champion Social Justice

PEN

activism, civil rights, civil rights movement, Democracy, education, educator, equality, faith, good, Goodness, justice, Martin Luther King Jr, minister, Moral Mondays, NAACP, politics, Poor Peoples Campaign, professor, race, racism, reform, religion, social justice, theology, William J Barber

William J Barber II : Social Justice Champion

Explore William J. Barber II and his moral movement for justice, from Moral Mondays to the Poor Peoples Campaign and policy reform.

Democracy's Evolution - Shaping Rights Worldwide

PEN MOVING IMAGES

American Revolution, Bill of Rights, collaboration, Democracy, demos, dialogue, French Revolution, Government, Greek, history, ideology, kratos, Locke, Loved by Ghosts, people, philosophy, politics, Power, press, revolutionary, Roman, Rousseau, Soviet Union, speech, UDHR, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Democracy and it’s Remarkable Evolution

Explore democracy’s evolution - from ancient roots to the UDHR - shaping global rights, challenges and citizen-led renewal.

WORDSMITHS

africa, british government, DeclassifiedUK, Democracy, Foreign Policy, FT, GCHQ, Irregular Army, journalism, journalist, Matt Kennard, Power, Silent Coup, The Racket, Yemen

Matt Kennard – exposing the hidden architecture of British power

Matt Kennard exposes UK and US power, corporate influence and military abuses via Declassified UK and hard-hitting books.

Pen vs Sword Books - British Government and Politics

PEN

Austerity, Brexit, British, Democracy, England, equality, European Union, Government, history, inequality, liberalism, Nationalism, Neolibralism, politics, Promises Books, UK

British Government and Politics

Explore British politics through curated books on Brexit, austerity, nationalism, key figures and the UK constitution.

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