London Progressive Journal Explained

London Progressive Journal (LPJ) is a UK-based weekly online magazine covering domestic and international current affairs from a politically left perspective. The magazine features regular contributions from a number of journalists as well as reports from independent campaign groups.

History

Since its inception in January 2008, the magazine has featured interviews with prominent activists, writers, journalists and politicians, including John McDonnell,[1] John Pilger,[2] Howard Zinn,[3] Mordechai Vanunu,[4] Antonio Navarro Wolff,[5] Ilan Pappe[6] and Malalai Joya.[7] It has been especially prolific on Latin American issues and has published articles by George Monbiot, Peter Tatchell, Emmeline Ravilious, Ramzy Baroud, Dr Tomasz Pierscionek, Felix McHugh, Patrizia Bertini, John Wight, W. Stephen Gilbert and James Suggett, among others. Its reporting has increasingly been cited in academic writing.[8]

The magazine is not linked with any political party.

From 2008 to 2011 Nathaniel Mehr was the editor of LPJ. Since June 2011 Tomasz Pierscionek and Emmeline Ravilious have been editing the magazine.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/8 LPJ interview with John McDonnell
  2. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/11 LPJ interview with John Pilger
  3. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/123 LPJ interview with Howard Zinn
  4. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/187 LPJ interview with Mordechai Vanunu
  5. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/333 LPJ interview with Antonio Navarro Wolff
  6. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/410 LPJ interview with Ilan Pappe
  7. https://www.londonprogressivejournal.com/article/view/546 LPJ interview with Malalai Joya
  8. Book: Cesari, Jocelyne. The Oxford Handbook of European Islam. 2014. Oxford University Press. 9780199607976. 740. en.