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
Dead end of intersectionality
02 Aug 2018
Only the working class can unify the oppressed, argues Mike Macnair. This is an edited version of his talk at the July 29 London Communist Forum
Telling lies about lies
02 Aug 2018
Despite its claims, the Commons select committee is undermining democracy, writes Paul Demarty
Where are the women?
26 Jul 2018
Yassamine Mather looks at one area where gender inequality looks set to continue
The degaying of Pride
12 Jul 2018
This year’s Pride parade was embroiled in controversy - a minor miracle, reckons Paul Demarty
Getting beyond capitalism
05 Jul 2018
Mike Macnair completes his critique of intersectionality and identity politics
No future for London
05 Jul 2018
The third runway is not inevitable. It must be stopped, argues Paul Demarty
Mistaken versions of Maoism
28 Jun 2018
Two books on intersectionality reviewed: 'How we get free: black feminism and the Combahee River Collective' by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Haymarket, 2017, pp191, £9.70) and Asad Haider's 'Mistaken identity: race and class in the age of Trump' (Verso, 2018, pp132, £9.90)
Race and class
21 Jun 2018
Mike Macnair examines the critiques of intersectionality developed by Adolph Reed Jr and Walter Benn Michaels
Stand up for legalisation
21 Jun 2018
The Billy Caldwell case shows that the irrational drugs laws are all about policing people, not saving lives, argues Eddie Ford
Spirit of common struggle
14 Jun 2018
Terry Tapp A serf’s journal Zero Books, 2017, pp144, £9.99
The rag without qualities
14 Jun 2018
Paul Demarty bids farewell to the most hated man on Fleet Street
Understanding the dark side
07 Jun 2018
The art market continues to go up, says Rex Dunn, and one day it will crash. But what is happening to art?
A very British cover-up
07 Jun 2018
Conspiracies do happen, as the Jeremy Thorpe scandal proves. And Eddie Ford reckons the establishment might also conspire against Jeremy Corbyn in the event of a Labour victory
Space policy directive 2
31 May 2018
Donald Trump has signed a presidential directive designed to boost US space commerce and fend off any challenge from China. Jack Conrad says the left would be well advised not to welcome the latest promises of getting back to the moon and going on to Mars
Even better than expected
31 May 2018
The left has been timorous when it comes to fighting for abortion rights. Now it should go onto the offensive and demand a secular constitution, along with the confiscation of church wealth, writes Eddie Ford