Will Obama be remembered as the Snooper President? | Laurie Penny: Bradley Manning and the information war | Miliband gives Labour a new line on welfare

Weekly Online Newsletter 06 June 2013 HOME EDITOR'S CHOICE ECONOMICS POLITICS WORLD AFFAIRS BLOGS JOBS SUBSCRIBE If you were forwarded this by a colleague please click here to subscribe Editor's Choice Five must-read pieces from the magazine Cameron has already picked his message for the next election - and "cleaning up politics" isn't it The PM doesn't want to talk about the ills of lobbying any more than he wants to talk about shrinking Arctic glaciers, the "big society" or other things he once said were important. By Rafael Behr Bradley Manning's case is about more than freedom of speech The young soldier has become a symbol of the information war and its discontents. By Laurie Penny There is a war on ordinary people and feminists are needed at the front Once again, it's time to ask: whose side are you on? By John Pilger How not to write about Africa A decade after his last African travelogue, Dark Star Safari, Paul Theroux picks up where he left off. By Hedley Twidle Commons Confidential: David, Dave and Fat Dave Plus: The PCS union's share portfolio. By Kevin Maguire Five must-read blogs Will Obama be remembered as the Snooper President? The President is caught riding rough-shod over privacy for the second time in a month. By Nicky Woolf Miliband has given Labour a welfare message it can sell The speech successfully addressed two of the biggest grievances with the system: "the something for nothing" problem and "the nothing for something" problem. By George Eaton A creeping redefinition of violence The liberal abandonment of Occupy New York. By Alex Hern Want to see a natural birth? Go to a sheep farm Humans just aren't very good at giving birth. By Sarah Ditum The Secret Cuts: Part Two, The Independent Living Fund The Independent Living Fund is vital to anyone who has a severe impairment and still hopes to live their life. By Alan White and Kate Belgrave Promotion Early bird offer for The Amen Corner at the National Theatre Rufus Norris (Table, London Road, Death and the King's Horseman) returns to direct an exhilarating new production of James Baldwin's celebrated play. Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Sister Margaret and is joined by Sharon D Clarke and Lucian Msamati. As the gospel singing soars, Sister Margaret, uncompromising pastor of her Harlem church, has a congregation in revolt against her hardline leadership. Their resentment escalates with the return of her absentee husband, a trombone-playing sinner, and the wayward conduct of her son. Charges of hypocrisy hang in the air and Margaret's devout world looks perilously close to falling apart. Beautifully expressed through the rousing beat of the gospel choir, the community's sense of love, grief and spiritual survival will be given full voice by the Company and the London Community Gospel Choir. Over 500 £12 tickets for every performance. Playing 4 June - 14 August Top price seats for £29.50, usually £34 for performances between 6 and 20 June. Enter promotion code 'Newstatesman2950' before selecting seats online or quote when calling 020 7452 3000. Tickets must be booked before 4 June. Offer is subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction any other offer. Sponsored Advertorial The business of social business What works and how it's done- In association with IBM Search thousands of top-quality jobs, click here Sign up to New Statesman Jobs   Subscribe Kindly note that if you receive this e-mail your e-mail address is being held by us for the purpose of communicating with you on New Statesman related matters. If you do not wish us to e- mail you, please unsubscribe from this list. New Statesman Limited is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. © New Statesman Ltd. 2009. The above information may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email please destroy it. As Internet communications are not secure please note that the New Statesman does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this email message.