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
Rebels without a clue
27 Feb 2025
It’s all well and good being a dangerous, dissident rightist - but what if you win? Paul Demarty looks at the strange goings-on at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Codes and latest buzz words
20 Feb 2025
Western countries and China are engaged in a race for domination. Yassamine Mather looks at the risks, as well as the potential of AI
Making Europe Great Again
20 Feb 2025
Riding high in the polls and brimming with confidence, the far right is being actively promoted by the US state - as JD Vance made clear in Munich, writes Eddie Ford
Flags on Mars
13 Feb 2025
In his inauguration speech Donald Trump talked of extending America’s “manifest destiny” into space and planting the “Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars”. Jack Conrad says the left would be well advised not to fall for the hype
Weaponising Covid
06 Feb 2025
CIA claims that Covid-19 emerged from a Chinese government-run lab have nothing to do with public health and everything to do with an attack on the poorest in the world, maintains Ian Spencer
Firewall and hot air
06 Feb 2025
Migration is the number one issue. While almost all parties are marching to the right ahead of the February 23 general election, Die Linke’s slight move to the left might well justify a critical vote, argues Carla Roberts
Truth is a malleable thing
30 Jan 2025
Pat Taylor reviews Erik Kahn Canned goods Southwark Playhouse (ends February 8)
Saved by the collective
23 Jan 2025
Gavin and Stacey finally came to an end with a feature-length festive finale over Christmas. The sitcom attracted more viewers than Charles Windsor. Mike Belbin discusses a phenomenon
Civilisation on the brink
23 Jan 2025
Actuaries issue a stark warning. Between 2070 and 2090 the global economy faces a 50% loss due to ecological shocks. Eddie Ford argues that this has profound consequences for the sort of socialism we envisage
Where the Tories left off
16 Jan 2025
The ‘elective reform plan’ clearly indicates that NHS privatisation and general deterioration will continue under this current iteration of government, writes James Linney
Rockets and ressentiment
09 Jan 2025
What on earth is he up to? Paul Demarty investigates the life and times of a half-mad billionaire
Blowing in the wind
12 Dec 2024
One poll has Reform UK ahead of Labour, writes Eddie Ford, with talk of Elon Musk giving $100 million to the party in a bid to make Nigel Farage Britain’s Trump
The festive utopia
12 Dec 2024
A collision of two worlds: on the one side, the dingy, foggy London in cold midwinter, and on the other, a fantastical world peopled by spirits. Paul Demarty, in an unusually cheerful mood, revisits Charles Dickens’ A Christmas carol
Slave to the gift economy
12 Dec 2024
What is the meaning of Christmas? Who is Father Christmas? What is the political economy of his Christmas operation? Jack Conrad provides some answers, but, above all, welcomes elvish resistance
Slope really is slippery
28 Nov 2024
Legalisation of assisted suicide is not progress, argues Paul Demarty, but rather gives capitalism free rein to throw the seriously ill in the trash-can