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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

Dim end of the wedge

24 Jun 2021

The buffoonery of GB News’s first weeks should not be confused with failure, warns Paul Demarty

Paralysis of ruling elite

17 Jun 2021

The linkage between a frozen constitution, democratic decline and sexual rigidity is subtle yet powerful, argues Daniel Lazare

Lots of grassy knees

17 Jun 2021

Is the English football team in the grip of a Marxist conspiracy? Paul Demarty considers the ‘taking the knee’ controversy

Diana and the demagogues

27 May 2021

Why the furore over an ancient interview? Paul Demarty looks at the renewed attacks on the BBC

That was the league that wasn’t

29 Apr 2021

Defeat of the European Super League project is welcome, but redeeming football will take imagination, suggests Paul Demarty

Grief at gunpoint

15 Apr 2021

The coverage of Philip Windsor’s death has reached new heights of absurdity, even for British royals, argues Paul Demarty

Uyghurs: why now?

18 Mar 2021

Are the Chinese guilty of ‘genocide’? Daniel Lazare looks behind the wall-to-wall propaganda

Attack on right to report

17 Dec 2020

Bernard Mattson investigates the charges against Julian Assange and finds them wanting

Prodigal son departs

06 Aug 2020

James Murdoch’s departure from his father’s media empire puts the spotlight once again on its political evolution, writes William Kane

The show must go on

19 Jun 2020

As things restart in England, a new stage in the game’s financialisation is about to begin, argues Paul Demarty

The old and the new

28 May 2020

A sharp decline in newspaper print circulation raises questions about the power of the media, argues William Kane

Crisis at the top

23 Feb 2020

Paul Demarty asks what the expulsion of Manchester City from Europe means for a sport married to mega money.

Optimism of the intellect ...

09 Jan 2020

Review: The responsibility of intellectuals: reflections by Noam Chomsky and others after 50 years, edited by Nicholas Allott, Chris Knight and Neil Smith (UCL Press 2019, pp142, £13.80)

A game of thrones

20 Sep 2019

Harley Filben mourns the loss of Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet.

Russiagate and what it says about America

16 Aug 2019

The US is in decline, writes Daniel Lazare, and making matters worse it is saddled with an antiquated constitution.

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