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
Knavery and folly
08 Jun 2023
Mike Macnair considers the latest stage in the Tory culture-war campaign for freedom of (only) Conservative speech
Patterns, prejudices and interests
25 May 2023
It can be fun to discover the limits of chatbots, says Yassamine Mather, but democratic control is vital. AI will be used as a weapon in the class war
Cancelling the dead
25 May 2023
Eric Gill’s Prospero and Ariel has been vandalised yet again. Mike Macnair looks at the politics of attacking soft targets
Heirs of Edmund Burke
25 May 2023
For all its incoherence, the National Conservatism conference in London is indicative of a worrying direction of travel for the global right, argues Paul Demarty
Disenchanted with the west
18 May 2023
Yassamine Mather gives her impressions of Turkey after 20 years of AKP rule and the evident failure of secularism from above
A tale of two liars
18 May 2023
Despite the court judgment over defamation and sexual assault, he has come roaring back with a triumphant CNN ‘town hall’ performance. But, argues Daniel Lazare, the liberal bourgeois media is no more reliable than Trump’s fact-free claims
A hundred years of muddle
18 May 2023
Marking the centenary of György Lukács’s hugely influential History and class consciousness, Mike Macnair spoke to an Online Communist Forum on May 14 about the book, the man and the politics
Part of the stream
11 May 2023
MS Kia Sliding into revolution: a doctor’s memories of life, love and revolution Lulu 2022, pp330, £14.96
Kinesics of defiance
11 May 2023
Open rejection of the coronation circus from Charles’s mischievous subjects are a reminder that the image of Britain as overwhelmingly pro-monarchy is a lie, hurrahs Paul Demarty
A manufactured illusion
04 May 2023
Today’s monarchy is not a precious inheritance dating back to the Saxons. It is a product of the mass media, argues Paul Demarty
Race, prejudice and stupidity
27 Apr 2023
Diane Abbott’s version of identity politics has proved to be a gift for Sir Keir and his drive to complete the marginalisation of the left, argues Kevin Bean
Scenes from history
27 Apr 2023
First published a hundred years ago, History and class-consciousness has exerted considerable influence on left sects since the 1960s. Lawrence Parker investigates the philosophy and politics of György Lukács
Online Communist Forum
20 Apr 2023
Jack Conrad: 'Climate catastrophe and how to prevent it'
History and anti-history
20 Apr 2023
Still like an academic conference, but at least there is more politics today. Mike Macnair reports from Chicago and the 2023 convention of the Platypus Affiliated Society
Yet more lies
13 Apr 2023
The Tories are way behind in opinion polls and have therefore turned to culture war issues such as trans people and further curbing free speech. Mike Macnair eviscerates what passes for their arguments