Society & Culture
Günter Grass and the German neurosis
19 Apr 2012
Maciej Zurowski looks at a literary scandal and the bourgeoisie's attempt to cope with its past
About being subsidised
23 Oct 2025
American socialists debated how to finance their press. With the spam and adverts clogging left websites and podcasts, this has some considerable contemporary relevance. Then there are the state hand-outs to the Morning Star. Much better to rely on loyal readers. This article comes from the August 3 1913 edition of The New York Call
Bleach new reality
23 Oct 2025
We are on the brink of catastrophic climate tipping points, like the bleaching of coral reefs and Amazon forest dieback, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile, the political class puts economic growth front and centre
After the AI bubble
16 Oct 2025
Despite the record high stock market ratings, there are more and more signs that the AI stock market boom is unsustainable. Paul Demarty assesses the chances of a major correction
She gave us the truth
16 Oct 2025
Scientist, animal rights activist and an extraordinary revolutionary. Above all, though, Jane Goodall showed us what chimpanzees can teach us about human nature. She should be an inspiration for us all, says Chris Knight
Who is in control?
09 Oct 2025
Chris Gray reviews Paul Collier Left behind: a new economics for neglected places Penguin 2025, pp304, £10.99
Abundant material wealth for all
09 Oct 2025
What sort of manifesto do communists need? One that maximises appeal, inspires with ambition and yet goes with the arc of history, says Ted Reese. We can, he believes, turn ‘Get rich or die trying’ into a communist slogan
Uses and abuses of murder
09 Oct 2025
As Israel’s popularity in the west craters, Sir Keir Starmer and the entire establishment cynically use the attack on Manchester synagogue to abuse and further criminalise protest against genocide, argues Paul Demarty
Fear and loathing in Liverpool
02 Oct 2025
Can Sir Keir and his gormless front bench turn things around? Paul Demarty reports on Labour’s conference, Andy Burnham, bashing migrants and the risky strategy of talking up Farage and Reform UK. It could all horribly backfire
Reds with deep state connections
02 Oct 2025
Tobias Abse reviews John Foot The Red Brigades: the terrorists who brought Italy to its knees Bloomsbury, 2025, pp450, £25
A pariah state
02 Oct 2025
Pop singers, classical musicians, actors, film makers, sports people have joined the boycott campaign. World public opinion has decisively turned against the genocidal Israeli regime. Anne McShane gives three cheers
Destruction of reason
25 Sep 2025
Trump’s announcement that paracetamol causes autism is just the latest in a long line of smoke-and-mirror operations.The intention is, argues Ian Spencer, to distract from the real issues
The road from Eton College
25 Sep 2025
Seventy-five years after George Orwell’s death Paul Flewers examines how 1984 caused deep unease on the left and how it was seized by the right as a means of fighting the cold war. This is the fifth in a series of seven articles
No popular front with Greens
18 Sep 2025
Though the Green Party has no ‘socialist ideology’, SPEW calls for it to affiliate to Your Party. The SWP calls for election deals and voting for ‘principled leftwing Greens’. Jack Conrad calls for independent, class politics
From freebies to stamp duty
11 Sep 2025
The deputy leader was found guilty of violating the ministerial code, but the subsequent government reshuffle will fail in trying to out-compete Nigel Farage on anti-migrant rhetoric, writes Eddie Ford
Nigel prepares for power
11 Sep 2025
Reform’s so-called conference saw its big beasts play the hits and rile up the base. But Paul Demarty wonders how long they can keep their lead over the historically established Tory and Labour mainstream