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
End the war on drugs
06 Nov 2014
Yet another report showing the harm done by anti-drug laws, writes Eddie Ford - and therefore destined to be ignored
No safe space for women
30 Oct 2014
Yassamine Mather points to the link between two outrages in the Islamic Republic
Child abuse: Adding insult to injury
30 Oct 2014
Theresa May’s decision to make Lady Woolf the new head of the child abuse inquiry could turn out to be deeply embarrassing, writes Eddie Ford
Infighting in the Vatican
23 Oct 2014
Deep divisions over divorce and homosexuality were revealed by the recent synod, reports Eddie Ford
Ebola: Crisis of infrastructure
23 Oct 2014
Ahmad Ebrahimi examines the root cause of the Ebola epidemic
Threat of social breakdown
16 Oct 2014
The Ebola outbreak in west Africa is a product of structural poverty and politics, argues Simon Wells
Oasis between bible groups
09 Oct 2014
Communists on campus are still swimming against the tide, reports Ben Lewis
A good man fallen amongst Euros
25 Sep 2014
To accompany Mark Fischer's review of Pride, here is the obituary of Mark Ashton featured in The Leninist, forerunner of the Weekly Worker
Moving and inspiring
25 Sep 2014
Matthew Warchus (director) Pride general release
How justice works
18 Sep 2014
Deep pockets, global fame and the lack of jury trials are prone to produce outrageous results, argues Paul Demarty
Compromise is the losing option
18 Sep 2014
Controversy over the ban on abortion has erupted once again, reports Anne McShane
Rotherham: A systemic failure
04 Sep 2014
The Rotherham sexual abuse scandal reveals profound weaknesses in bourgeois society’s treatment of vulnerable people, writes Paul Demarty
Gove, but not forgotten
04 Sep 2014
Though demoted within the cabinet, Michael Gove’s programme for education continues. Mikey Coulter assesses the ‘revolution’ in education
Black square and full circle
07 Aug 2014
Malevich exhibition, Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1, £13.10 (ends October 26)
Awakened to the class struggle
17 Jul 2014
Mark Fischer introduces another Leninist reprint; Rebecca Sachs on the political transformation of women involved in the miner's strike