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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
Internal and external onslaught
13 Oct 2016
Esen Uslu reports on the Erdoğan regime’s ongoing oppression, its Kurdish war and involvement in Syria
Opening shots of next election
06 Oct 2016
Paul Demarty looks at Theresa May’s conversion to red Toryism
Caving in to the witch-hunt
06 Oct 2016
The targeting of Jackie Walker is a disgrace, writes Tony Greenstein
Overthrowing a false prophet
06 Oct 2016
Jack Conrad reviews: Chris Knight, 'Decoding Chomsky', Yale University Press 2016, pp285, £18.99
Explaining the holocaust industry
29 Sep 2016
Norman Finkelstein recalls how the official narrative on the Jews and Israel has changed over his lifetime. This is an edited version of a speech given to Communist University 2016
Victory and retreat
29 Sep 2016
Despite the talk about ‘wiping the slate clean’, Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists expects the war to continue
Front-line dispatch
29 Sep 2016
The rift between the Corbynistas and the right is irreconcilable. Simon Wells reports from Liverpool
Danger of disillusionment
29 Sep 2016
Junior doctors have been left in the lurch, writes Richard Galen
Strong on analysis, but …
22 Sep 2016
Simon Wells reviews: Ian Angus, 'Facing the Anthropocene: fossil capitalism and the crisis of the Earth system', Monthly Review Press, 2016, pp280, £14.40
Democracy, not meritocracy
15 Sep 2016
What lies behind Theresa May’s grammar school wheeze? Charlotte Black says it has nothing to do with equality of opportunity
Media: old and new
15 Sep 2016
What is the impact of technology on the mass media? How can the left overcome its marginality in the public discourse? Should we trust Google searches? Paul Demarty addressed the past, present and future of the media at this year’s Communist University
Skewered by moralism
15 Sep 2016
An old-fashioned tabloid scandal? Harley Filben looks at the Keith Vaz affair
For the love of god, go
08 Sep 2016
Ed Balls urges the right not to split - but Paul Demarty wonders if they have a choice
Pseudo-secularism on the beach
01 Sep 2016
The petty cruelty of the French burqini bans stems from an elite looking for scapegoats, writes Paul Demarty
Burying the scandal
01 Sep 2016
The western media has shown little interest in new revelations about the slaughter of political prisoners in 1988, reports Yassamine Mather