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
Ireland and abortion: ULA chickens out
20 Dec 2012
It is a disgrace that the left refuses to campaign openly for abortion on demand, says Anne Mc Shane
Drugs: Irrational war continues
20 Dec 2012
Nick Clegg is calling for a royal commission. Eddie Ford, on the other hand, demands immediate legalisation
New Russian art: Accusing misery, celebrating resilience
13 Dec 2012
Mike Belbin reviews the art exhibition 'Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union: new art from Russia' at Saatchi Gallery, Duke of Yorks HQ, Kings Road, London SW3 ; admission free, ends May 5 2013
Leveson report: The dog that didn’t bark
06 Dec 2012
The recommendations of the Leveson report are worse than the status quo, argues Paul Demarty - but not by much
Women Bishops & CofE: Irrelevant? If only
29 Nov 2012
The Church of Englands failure to accept women bishops is embarrassing, but solutions short of disestablishment are absurd, argues Paul Demarty
Ukip fostering row: Who’s fit to be a parent?
29 Nov 2012
If members of mainstream parties should not be barred from fostering, asks Eddie Ford, what about us extremists?
BBC crisis: Child abuse and desperate diversions
22 Nov 2012
Sections of the bourgeois press are attempting to conceal their own crisis by hammering the BBC, writes Paul Demarty
Ireland abortion scandal: Scrap the eighth amendment
22 Nov 2012
The current storm that has erupted over abortion rights shows no sign of abating, writes Anne Mc Shane
Sex: Ethical porn and exploitation
15 Nov 2012
Sarah McDonald reviews: Anne G Sabo, 'After pornified: how women are transforming pornography and why it really matters'. Zero Books, 2012, pp245, £12.99
Anthropology: Imperialist abuse of science
01 Nov 2012
Simon Wells reviews: David H Price, 'Weaponizing anthropology: social science in service of the militarized state', AK Press (Counterpunch series), 2011, £12, pp208
Berlusconi: Another guilty verdict
01 Nov 2012
If past form is anything to go by, Silvio Berlusconi will not serve a day of his latest jail sentence, writes Toby Abse
Jimmy Savile: Establishment’s dirty little secret
18 Oct 2012
The establishment furore over the Jimmy Savile scandal has more to it than is being let on, reports Paul Demarty
Sex: Accepting assertion as fact
11 Oct 2012
Sarah McDonald reviews: Dr Brooke Magnanti The sex myth: why everything were told is wrong Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2012, pp272, £14.99
Obituary: Unrepentance of Eric Hobsbawm
11 Oct 2012
Harley Filben casts an eye over Hobsbawm's legacy
NUS: Unreason all the way down
11 Oct 2012
The National Union of Students no-platforms George Galloway, Galloway sues the NUS, the left talks nonsense throughout and Paul Demarty wonders what the hell is going on