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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
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
After the Brexit vote
25 Aug 2016
Mike Macnair argues that very little has become clearer since late June
Different plot twists, same ending
25 Aug 2016
Jim Creegan shows that there is nothing progressive about the Hillary Clinton’s platform
Imperialists bearing gifts
25 Aug 2016
Yassamine Mather examines the changing alliances in the war in Syria
Trotspotting: a field guide
25 Aug 2016
Tom Watson is worried about ‘infiltrators’: Jim Grant of Labour Party Marxists is less than impressed with his conspiracy theories
Voting for the right lizard
04 Aug 2016
Who’s afraid of president Trump? Not Paul Demarty
An independent voice
04 Aug 2016
How can we combat the disinformation of the mass media? Yassamine Mather discusses the problems and solutions
Festival of nationalism
04 Aug 2016
This year’s Olympics are even more grotesque than normal, writes Eddie Ford
Three Brexiteers set up to fail
21 Jul 2016
When it comes to the EU, Theresa May has shown herself capable of thinking ahead for more than a week, writes Eddie Ford
Legacy of Bush and Blair
21 Jul 2016
Yassamine Mather comments on the Nice massacre