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
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
For your protection
31 May 2018
The EU’s data protection law bodes ill for the internet’s anarchic side, argues Paul Demarty
Our bodies, our choice
24 May 2018
Whatever the result of the referendum, writes James Harvey, the fight for a woman’s right to choose will go on
Chronicler of consumer culture
24 May 2018
Tom Wolfe, March 2 1930 - May 14 2018
I'm part of the union
24 May 2018
Peter Purton Champions of equality: trade unions and LGBT rights in Britain Lawrence and Wishart, 2017, pp194, £20
Legalise them all
24 May 2018
James Linney condemns the timidity of Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott
The rise of a Mini-Me Hitler
03 May 2018
Thomas Klikauer looks at the fruitcakes, loonies and out-and-out racists who inhabit the völkische wing of the AfD
The alternative to patriarchy
03 May 2018
The ‘sex wars’ discussed by Amia Srinivasan are a symptom of a deeper crisis, argues Rex Dunn
Corbyn: grow a backbone
03 May 2018
Sacrificing an outstanding anti-racist for having dared to criticise a pro-Israel MP will only increase the appetite of the right, warns Tony Greenstein