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
Idols and demons
13 Sep 2007
In the saga surrounding Madeleine McCann, the British media is trying to convince us that the nuclear family is the one remaining haven in a cold world and that the Portuguese police, not being British, must be somehow uniquely incompetent or corrupt. Eddie Ford comments
Wanted - working class morality
06 Sep 2007
Eddie Ford comments on the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool
Inspired flashes, mainstream values
09 Aug 2007
Jeremy Butler reviews Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
End factory farming
09 Aug 2007
Yet again, we are in the midst of a foot-and-mouth scare. Eddie Ford analyses the situation
Quixotic windmills
02 Aug 2007
Is the detailed notation of musical composition more democratic than free improvisation? Composer Wieland Hoban responds to Gordon Downie's article, 'Art and commodification'
Compensation, not insurance
02 Aug 2007
Eddie Ford comments on the floods: Communists argue that in the event of a disaster or major accident any redress made should be based on a system of need, not individualised insurance schemes. And logically this requires that a universal compensation system be set up
Irrationality rules
26 Jul 2007
The 'war on drugs' makes a comeback, says Eddie Ford
Art and commodification
26 Jul 2007
The working class must have access to the most advanced and sophisticated means of cultural production, argues composer Gordon Downie
Proposition number one and one-dimensional Marxism
05 Jul 2007
The SWP leadership has jumped on the 'stop climate change' bandwagon. But, argues Jack Conrad, if they want to be taken seriously the first thing for them to do is to reformulate their proposition one
From mighty messiahs to mere mortals
21 Jun 2007
Superheroes like Batman and Spiderman mean lucrative movies and reviews in The Times and The Guardian. Yet the very first superhero, Superman, was invented by two working class teenagers during the depression. Mike Belbin looks at the development of the genre and what it may tell us about its makers and audiences
Uncontrollable system
14 Jun 2007
Simon Wells on the 'compromise' on climate change agreed at the G8 summit
Politics and lure of fame
07 Jun 2007
George Binette finds Julian Temple's film about The Clash frontman Joe Strummer engrossing, but occasionally cringe-inducing
No technical solutions
07 Jun 2007
Simon Wells reports on the G8's less than serious attempts to tackle climate change
Skinheads and solidarity
25 May 2007
Brett Reid reviews This is England, in which director director Shane Meadows has attempted to bring back to life the progressive side of skinhead culture
SWP "relative autonomy"
25 May 2007
James Turley reviews Alex Callinico's Universities in a neoliberal world (Bookmarks, 2006, pp41, ?2)