Society & Culture > Media, arts & sport
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
Record of resistance
03 Aug 2017
Christina Black went to see: Soul of a nation - art in the age of black power Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1. Ends October 22
Heritability - biological and social
03 Aug 2017
In the third article of a four-part series Mike Belbin discusses ‘inherent character’. Today this is no longer ascribed as racial, but is put down to a person’s genes
Rhetoric and political realities
03 Aug 2017
A ‘rule of law’ which protects property rights above all else guarantees nothing but authoritarian demagogy, argues Mike Macnair
Cruel and ignorant
03 Aug 2017
Eddie Ford examines the despicable role of the media and political right in the Charlie Gard case
Check out, but never leave
27 Jul 2017
The reality of Brexit is starting to become apparent, writes Eddie Ford. And the government is increasingly under pressure from big business
Racialism and eugenics
27 Jul 2017
In the second article in a four-part series Mike Belbin looks at the many and varied classifications of race
Opening up possibilities
27 Jul 2017
Leila Lilazi looks back at the Bernie Sanders phenomenon and can still feel the fire burning
Towards a Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation
27 Jul 2017
The disclosure of the BBC list of highest paid ‘stars’ raises the question: what is the corporation for? William Kane investigates
Unbridled state power
20 Jul 2017
Esen Uslu reports on the first anniversary of the failed coup attempt
Overcoming misogyny
20 Jul 2017
Yassamine Mather tells the story of a woman whose achievements were made against all the odds
Born loser: is destiny biological?
20 Jul 2017
Did the notion of biological superiority bite the dust following the racism of the Nazis? In this first article in a four-part series, Mike Belbin traces the reformulation of an ancient idea of human character
Get used to it
20 Jul 2017
Attempts to insulate MPs from insults are laughable and doomed to failure, argues Paul Demarty
Brexit reality wall
20 Jul 2017
Eddie Ford does not find it impossible to imagine a national government emerging from an EU-induced crisis
The walking dead
13 Jul 2017
The G20 only confirmed the sluggish nature of the global economy, writes Michael Roberts
Hegemon opts out
13 Jul 2017
We live in strange times. Eddie Ford looks at the G20 summit in Hamburg