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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
Proof of US-inspired terror
26 Jan 2017
Toby Abse reviews: Paolo Bolognesi (ed) Alto tradimento Castelvecchi, Rome, 2016, €18.50
Marx’s concept of the human
26 Jan 2017
Rex Dunn begins his three-part exploration of Marx’s essentialism, the nature of the epoch, decline and transition
Apples and pears
19 Jan 2017
Rex Dunn reviews: James Ensor exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, ends January 29 and Robert Rauschenberg exhibition, Tate Modern, ends April 2
Steele’s very British coup
19 Jan 2017
Whatever the truth of the salacious details, the Trump dossier is a reminder that the state is not politically neutral, argues Jim Grant
There will not be blood
12 Jan 2017
Harley Filben reviews: Gareth Edwards (director), Rogue one: a Star Wars story, general release
As good as his word
12 Jan 2017
Obituary: John Berger, November 5 1926-January 2 2017, Sarah Black remembers
Election season is on
15 Dec 2016
Divisions are multiplying in the cabinet - but it would be foolish to underestimate the strength of Theresa May’s position, argues Paul Demarty
Quest for purity
15 Dec 2016
Is dubbing Israel a ‘racist state’ anti-Semitic? Tony Greenstein looks at the reality on the ground
Reaping the harvest
15 Dec 2016
Al Nusra are not brave rebels, writes Yassamine Mather. The jihadist group has been financed and directed by the west’s allies with the sole aim of bringing about regime change from above
A vote on Renzi, not Europe
15 Dec 2016
Toby Abse looks at the possibilities following the referendum defeat and subsequent resignation of the prime minister
Protecting the guilty
08 Dec 2016
As with Jimmy Savile, writes Eddie Ford, the sex abuse scandal reflects unequal power relations in society
An anti-militarist’s moral dilemmas
08 Dec 2016
Despite being employed by an institution responsible for advanced weapons research, writes Chris Knight, Noam Chomsky had a political conscience that refused to lie down
Gestures at top, gestures at bottom
08 Dec 2016
Donald Trump is lurching between conciliation and wild provocations, writes Paul Demarty
Integration and disintegration
01 Dec 2016
Hillel Ticktin outlines the political and economic forces at play in the European Union
An icon, but not a model
01 Dec 2016
Revolutionary, dictator - or both? Paul Demarty remembers Fidel Castro