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
Vatican elections: Keeping up with modern world
21 Feb 2013
Whoever gets the top job in the Vatican, Eddie Ford strongly suspects that he will not be in any way progressive
Tarantino and Spielberg reviews: Abolition and emancipation
21 Feb 2013
Mike Belbin reviews: Steven Spielberg (director) Lincoln, Quentin Tarantino (director) Django unchained
Ireland Magdalene laundries: No to the theocratic state
14 Feb 2013
The release of the McAleese report has further opened debate on anti-female abuse by church and state in Ireland, reports Anne McShane
Women and capitalism: Double burden of oppression
14 Feb 2013
Is womens inequality endemic to capitalism? Yassamine Mather spoke to socialist feminist Bridget Fowler
SWP and the internet: Let a thousand blogs bloom
14 Feb 2013
Bureaucrats fear the dark side of the internet in the same way they previously feared the printing press and the photocopier, writes Eddie Ford
Phil Piratin review: Tragic consequences
07 Feb 2013
Lawrence Parker reviews: Kevin Marsh and Robert Griffiths, 'Granite and honey: the story of Phil Piratin, communist MP', Manifesto Press, 2012, pp256, £14.95
Gay marriage: Cameron: from hero to renegade
07 Feb 2013
For Eddie Ford, the gay marriage vote showed that the Tories are still the nasty party
Left press and the SWP: The dog that didn’t bark
07 Feb 2013
The silence of significant sections of the left on the Socialist Workers Party crisis is a symptom of sectarianism, argues Paul Demarty
Argo review: How to distract the masses
31 Jan 2013
Jim Moody reviews: Ben Affleck (director) 'Argo', 2012, general release
Coal and energy: Walking away from CO2 commitment
31 Jan 2013
David Douglass finds government policy absurd, but not surprising
Anthropology: Reclaiming the dragon
24 Jan 2013
What was primitive communism? Socialist Workers Party member Lionel Sims explores the meaning of the Eden myth and its significance for womens oppression
Sexism: Macho culture and the lessons we can learn from the Middle East
17 Jan 2013
How should sexism be combated? Yassamine Mather compares the situation in Britain with the practice of two guerrilla organisations
SWP and women: Countless zigs and zags over women’s oppression
17 Jan 2013
The central committee claims that the SWP has a consistent record of fighting for womens liberation. Former national committee member Dave Isaacson sheds light on the not so excellent truth
Gay marriage: Compromising with bigots
20 Dec 2012
The marriage equality law is now a shambles - because David Camerons government is hostage to incorrigible reactionaries, argues Paul Demarty
Film reviews: Artistic branding iron
20 Dec 2012
Jim Moody reviews: Kjell Sundvall (director) The hunters (1996); False trail (2011)