When will it be “Our” republic?

 The Royal Family have had a lot of negative press this year – and rightly so. Amongst the backlash, a new campaign emerged called ‘Our Republic’. Front and centre on their website, is their blue and white pyramid logo, and the group’s credo.

 

Recovering repressed memories from Scotland’s formative period

 

Article available at: http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2021/05/28/recovering-repressed-memories-from-scotlands-formative-period/

Exposing Esperanto's hidden politics in the Zamenhof-era; and drawing lessons for Esperantists in the here and now

Also published at https://ikso.net/exposing-esperantos-hidden-politics-in-the-zamenhof-era-and-drawing-lessons-for-esperantists-in-the-here-and-now/

 

 I recently spent several days attending to the English version of a biographical website about Ludocik Lejzer Zamenhof (Zamenhof.info). This started out quite simply as proofreading the original English translation, and making a few stylistic changes here and there. But as I worked my way through the site I found myself increasingly referring back to the original Esperanto, trying to make a better translation, and even adding completely new information.