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
Infantino’s botched coup
06 Aug 2026
FIFA’s president has survived for the moment, but his attempt to sell off the World Cup spectacularly backfired. Carl Collins says communists can organise supporters to take control of the beautiful game
Beyond whose pale?
06 Aug 2026
Pauline Hanson’s far-right One Nation is on the rise. Its politics are undoubtedly bigoted and vile, but are they that different from the bourgeois mainstream? David Lockwood warns against simplistic responses
They will keep coming
06 Aug 2026
Driven by lack of opportunity, poverty, wars, social chaos and climate change, millions of Africans head north in the hope of eventually getting to Europe, Ceuta being just an extreme example. So, asks Eddie Ford, how should the workers’ movement respond?
Nothing is fixed or finished
30 Jul 2026
We are seeking to establish a collective of artists, musicians, scientists, academics and activists who can work together across a range of performative platforms. Tam Dean Burn looks forward to the evening culture sessions at this year’s CU
Capitalism’s compressed game
30 Jul 2026
Cricket was born in rural England and spread globally alongside British colonialism. Nowadays, however, India is the dominant force and, as shown by The Hundred, commercial considerations rule, says Carl Collins
Playing for highest stakes
30 Jul 2026
Hyperscalers are banking on two colossal assumptions. First, that AI will be profitable - eventually. Second, that there will be widespread demand for AI - and soon. Michael Roberts investigates
Sleaze at the seaside
30 Jul 2026
Can Farage get out from under the mounting corruption allegations against him and his party? As bad as it looks, don’t bet against him, warns Paul Demarty. For certain, negative SWP campaign won’t make an iota of difference
Hell on Earth
30 Jul 2026
Record temperatures, intense rainfall, terrifying whirlwinds and murderous wildfires - all are sure signs of a runaway climate crisis that can only get worse. The solution cannot lie in tinkering with capitalism. There has to be climate communism, argues Eddie Ford
Back to a hothouse earth
23 Jul 2026
Jack Conrad reviews Bill McGuire The fate of the world: a history and future of the climate crisis Harper Collins, 2026, pp265, £20
Most profitable yet
23 Jul 2026
Crass commercialisation, a source of huge FIFA revenues, crude political interference by Donald Trump, but also moments of pure football joy. Carl Collins weighs up the pros and cons
Anyone but England?
16 Jul 2026
Despite going down to Argentina, there is still England vs France. Should we apply Lenin’s revolutionary defeatism to this and other matches? Can such an approach win the masses to revolution, or does it leave revolutionaries isolated from the masses? Carl Collins looks at football culture
End dictatorial control
16 Jul 2026
Whether it is Spain or Argentina, the lasting legacy of the 2026 World Cup will be the open violation of football’s integrity by its own governing body. The game cannot be left in the hands of FIFA, insists Paul Demarty
Preparing for the worst
02 Jul 2026
Record heatwaves in the UK and across Europe provide a grim harbinger of things to come, writes Eddie Ford. Meanwhile far-right ideologues demonise Ed Miliband because of his commitment to achieving net zero by 2050
Existential eco threat
25 Jun 2026
London’s Raindance is the largest independent film festival in the UK. Launched in 1993, its 34th festival featured 197 films from around the world, including many by first-time film makers. Jim Moody looks at three which highlight the ecological impact of capitalism
Popular and respected
18 Jun 2026
He loved many things: cigarettes, good-looking young men, restaurants, opera and Picasso ... but above all he loved his art. Mike Belbin remembers David Hockney July 9 1937-June 11 2026