London Progressive Journal

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.

References
  1. LPJ interview with John McDonnell, 11 Jan 2008
  2. LPJ interview with John Pilger, 18 Jan 2008
  3. LPJ interview with Howard Zinn, 25 Apr 2008
  4. LPJ interview with Mordechai Vanunu, 4 Jul 2008
  5. LPJ interview with Antonio Navarro Wolff, 19 Dec 2008
  6. LPJ interview with Ilan Pappe, 3 Apr 2009
  7. LPJ interview with Malalai Joya, 9 Oct 2009
  8. Cesari, Jocelyne (2014). The Oxford Handbook of European Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 740. ISBN 9780199607976.
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