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
Negotiators fail climate test
20 Dec 2007
Simon Wells comments on the international climate talks held at Bali
Incitement to fudge
20 Dec 2007
Discussions aimed at a united left slate for the National Union of Students executive are already degenerating into curious squabbles. James Turley looks at the issues
Uses and abuses of Jesus
20 Dec 2007
Even in the 21st century Jesus is still a much prized figure. In this the second chapter of his new book Jack Conrad shows how Jesus has been used and abused by almost every political persuasion
A 'people's' tragedy
06 Dec 2007
Lawrence Parker reviews Ben Harker's Class act: the cultural and political life of Ewan MacColl Pluto Press, 2007, £15.99, pp360
Oxford Union and 'free speech'
29 Nov 2007
The decision by the Oxford Union debating society to give a platform to BNP leader Nick Griffin and holocaust denier David Irving provoked national controversy. James Turley digs through it all and argues for a particular application of the 'no platform' tactic
A load of old Balzac
15 Nov 2007
Is there such a thing as a 'Marxist art'? James Turley takes issue with Hillel Ticktin
Zoological determinism
08 Nov 2007
Gerry Downing takes a closer look at the latest musings of George Monbiot
Bleak white paper
01 Nov 2007
The White paper on NUS governance in brief
Fight for NUS democracy
01 Nov 2007
If the left wants to defeat the NUS bureaucracy in its attempt to abolish the last vestiges of democracy in the student union, our campaign against the attacks must say more than just 'no'. Communist Students member Tina Becker reports
Ozone man joins rogues' gallery
18 Oct 2007
Simon Wells examines why Al Gore was awarded the Nobel prize
From must-see to snore-fest
18 Oct 2007
The 51st annual London Film Festival opens this week with a plethora of films from around the world. Jim Moody reviews a selection from the 270 feature films and shorts that will be screened up to the end of this month
Straw men and solitary revolution
04 Oct 2007
The 'high modernism v improvisation' debate represents a false dichotomy, writes Wieland Hoban
Ungreen American
04 Oct 2007
Environmentalists around the world were less than impressed by president George Bush's speech at the major economies' meeting on energy, security and climate change last week. Simon Wells comments
Challenging the commodity form
27 Sep 2007
The intermediary terrain that Wieland Hoban claims musicians should inhabit in order to "engage with the world" does not exist, argues Gordon Downie
Class cookery
20 Sep 2007
Lawrence Parker reviews Nigella Express (BBC2 Mondays, 8pm)