Society & Culture
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
Philosophy in the ordinary world
05 Jun 2025
Alasdair MacIntyre died on May 21 2025. Though journeying from Calvinism to Marxism and then, finally, to Catholicism, he retained a gut commitment to the working class. Paul Demarty offers a critical appreciation of an extraordinary mind that opened so many doors
Trans rights and open polemic
29 May 2025
We are obliged to fight opportunism in all its varieties. To avoid that fight is a form of opportunism in itself. Ian Spencer reports on the May 25 aggregate
No quick return
29 May 2025
Billionaires, the rich, the upper sections of the middle classes, are disproportionately responsible for the degradation of the ecosystem. However, even if we put an end to capitalism tomorrow it would still take generations to restore the damage already done, argues Eddie Ford
Starmer among strangers
22 May 2025
Conceivably, Sir Keir’s anti-migrant bile might be a cynical manoeuvre. The real target could well be not Reform, but the beleaguered Tories. Setting up a straight Labour-Reform fight at the next general election would, so the calculation goes, see a sure Labour victory. Paul Demarty investigates
Gangs of Glasgow
22 May 2025
What lies behind the current upsurge in violence? Scott Evans looks at the history, the drugs trade - and commends the policy of harm-reduction and professional supervision when it comes to drug use
Much like the old one
15 May 2025
Just because he is an American do not expect him to put the interests of America first. Leo XIV heads a multinational institution that has its own unique interests, writes Eddie Ford
Living with a nightmare
15 May 2025
Why has long Covid gone unrecognised, untreated and dismissed as a psychosomatic illness? James Linney looks at the problems of a medical system beset with chronic underfunding and without democratic control
How to make things worse
08 May 2025
Attempt to ban the AfD official opposition reveals a profound political weakness. That Die Linke has given its backing could prove to be an own goal, argues Carla Roberts
Orange, green and red
08 May 2025
Labor’s thumping election victory resulted from more than Trump and the rush for safety. Liberal dog whistles and the promise of nuclear power stations were soundly rejected. Marcus Strom looks at the results and calls for the creation of a worthwhile left
Communism and trans liberation
01 May 2025
Judges at the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law - an integral part of the conservative backlash against trans people. In response Mike Macnair was delegated to produce a set of draft theses
Online Communist Forum, Sunday April 20 5pm
18 Apr 2025
Life, death and resurrection
18 Apr 2025
Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian calendar. After a short life packed full of miracles, their man-god died an agonising death on a Roman cross - only to rise, three days later, from Hades, born again. But, asks Jack Conrad, what about the real, flesh-and-blood Jesus?
Striking a nerve
10 Apr 2025
Jim Moody reviews Philip Barantini (director) Adolescence Netflix, limited season (four episodes)
From SWP to Iranian asset
03 Apr 2025
He calls for Iranian nukes and spouts anti-Semitic nonsense - but we should continue to fight for his right to free speech, says Carla Roberts
Arms and the Greens
28 Mar 2025
Seeking ‘electoral credibility’, Australia’s Green Party has adopted nationalist militarism, writes Marcus Strom. Meanwhile what passes for the left peddles a combination of economism, pacifism and liberalism