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
Space, the final frontier?
08 Mar 2007
Going to the moon and space travel and are back in the news, writes Jack Conrad. But the left would be daft to fall for the sci-fi hype
An unsubstantiated sloppy mish-mash
22 Feb 2007
David Douglass reviews Ian Hernon's Riot (Pluto Press, 2006, pp320, £19.99)
Behind the red flag
02 Nov 2006
Lawrence Parker takes a closer look at the artist Ken Loach
Keeping silent over 'offensive' film
03 Aug 2006
Huw Bynon reports on the protests surrounding the film version of Monica Ali's novel Brick Lane - and wonders why Respect and the Socialist Workers Party will not comment
Identity and class
27 Jul 2006
After watching the repeat of the BBC series, Lefties, Gordon Downie discusses how the capitalist media misrepresents radical movements of the left
Wind that shakes the establishment
29 Jun 2006
Anne Mc Shane reviews Ken Loach's The wind that shakes the barley
Nation in a state
29 Jun 2006
World cup: does England's footballing performance reflect the national condition? Lawrence Parker investigates
Bum-numbing conspiracy
01 Jun 2006
Jeremy Butler reviews The da Vinci code
Who's stereotyping
18 May 2006
Jeremy Butler reviews Russell T Davies' Doctor Who (BBC1)
Winners need not apply
04 May 2006
The fans' alienation is reflected in the call for the new English coach, says Lawrence Parker
Music for change?
27 Apr 2006
Gordon Downie reviews the Reith Lectures 2006, BBC Radio 4, Friday 9am, April 7 - May 5
Primitive painters: the left and art
27 Apr 2006
The left needs to win artists, cultural producers and critics to its cause, says Lawrence Parker
Powerful symbol
06 Apr 2006
Liam O Ruairc reviews Denis O Hearn's book Bobby Sands: Nothing but an unfinished song, Pluto Press, 2006, £12.99, pp448
Ticked off and many headed
06 Apr 2006
Eddie Ford reviews The insurgency, BBC2 April 2 Sunday 9-10pm
Sun, sodomy and the lash
30 Mar 2006
Nick Cave (writer), John Hillcoat (director) The proposition various venues